State Honored Artist and Principle Dancer at the Boston Ballet Dugaraa Altankhuyag has been appointed as the Culture Ambassador for Mongolia. Minister of Foreign Affairs L.Purevsuren handed the certificate to D.Altankhuyag during the IBT Berlin 2015 event last week. During the ceremony Minister L.Purevsuren emphasized the contribution of D.Altankhuyag to world and Mongolian ballet development and expressed his gratitude that one of the young talents is to represent Mongolia at the global level.

He also noted that Ministry of Foreign Affairs will support D.Altankhuyag in his endeavors as Culture Ambassador in the world to promote Mongolia and partnerships in culture, science and sports. State Honored Artist D.Altankhuyag is the third person appointed to act as the Culture Ambassador for Mongolia. Trained in Mongolia Altankhuyag joined Boston Ballet in 2008 as a member of the corps de ballet, has won numerous awards at international competitions, including a gold medal of the 2001 Asian Pacific International Ballet Competition in Japan, silver medal of the Arabesque International Ballet Competition in Perm, Russia, and the 2005 International Ballet Competition in New York City.