TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 13028 

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EMPLOYMENT 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and MONGOLIA 

Effected by Exchange of Notes 

Dated at Ulaanbaatar March 24 and April 5, 1999 

 

 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

 evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
 MONGOLIA 

 Employment 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

Dated at Ulaanbaatar March 24 and April 5, 1999; 

Entered into force April 5, 1999. 
EMBASSY OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

# 34/99

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of

External Relations of Mongolia and has the honor to reiterate that, on a reciprocal basis, dependents of

official employees of the United States Government assigned to official duty in Mongolia and dependents

of official employees of the Mongolian Government assigned to official duty in the United States of

America be authorized to be employed in the receiving state.

For the purpose of this Agreement, "Dependents" shall mean:

Spouses;

Unmarried dependent children under 21 years of age;

Unmarried dependent children under 23 years of age who are in full-time attendance as students

at a post-secondary educational institution; and

Unmarried children who are physically or mentally disabled.

For the purpose of this Agreement, official employees shall mean diplomatic agents, consular

officers, and member of support staffs, assigned to diplomatic mission, consular offices and missions to

international organizations.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in the United States, an official request must be

made by the Embassy of Mongolia in Washington or the Mongolian Mission to the United Nations in

New York to the Office of Protocol in the Department of State. After processing the official request, the

Embassy or UN Mission will be informed that the dependent may accept employment.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in Mongolia, the request shall be made by the

United States Embassy in Ulaanbaatar to the Ministry of External Relations. After processing the official

request, United States Embassy will be informed that the dependent may accept employment.

The United States Government and the Government of Mongolia wish to confirm their

understanding that dependents who obtain employment under this Agreement and who have immunity

from the jurisdiction of the receiving state in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic

Relations or the Conventions on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, or any other

applicable international Agreement, have no immunity from civil or administrative jurisdiction with

respect to matters arising out of such employment. Such dependents are also responsible for payment of

income and social security taxes on any renumeration received as a result of employment in the receiving

state. Dependents continue to enjoy all other privileges and immunities to which they are entitled.

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

MARCH 24, 1999

ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA
2.

The Embassy further proposes that, if these provisions are acceptable to the Government of

Mongolia, this note and the Mongolian Government's reply concurring therein shall constitute an

Agreement between the two Governments which shall enter into force on the date of that reply note and

shall remain in force until ninety days after the date of the written notification from either Government to

the other of intention to terminate.

The Embassy of the United States of America wishes to avail itself of this opportunity to renew to

the Ministry of External Relations the assurances of its highest consideration.

I certify that this is a true

copy of the original Embassy

Diplomatic Note.
No. A-99/262

The Ministry of External Relations of Mongolia presents its compliments to the Embassy

of the United States of America and has the honour to acknowledge receipt of the note of

the Embassy #34/99 dated on March 24, 1999, which reads as follows:

"The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the

Ministry of External Relations of Mongolia and has the honour to reiterate that, on a

reciprocal basis, depensdents of official employees of the United States Government

assigned to official duty in Mongolia and dependents of official employees of the

Mongolian Government assigned to official duty in the United States of America be

authorised to be employed in the receiving state.

For the purpose of this Agreement, "Dependents" shall mean:

Spouses;

Unmarried dependent children under 21 years of age;

Unmarried dependent children under 23 years of age who are in full-time

attendance as students at a post-secondary educational institutions; and

Unmarried children who are physically or mentally disabled.

For the purpose of this Agreement, official employees shall mean diplomatic

agents, consular officers, and member of support staffs, assigned to diplomatic mission,

consular officers, and missions to international organizations.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in the United States, an official

request must be made by the Embassy of Mongolia in Washington or the Mongolian

Mission to the United Nations in New York to the Office of Protocol in the Department

of State. After processing the official request, the Embassy or UN Mission will be

informed that the dependent may accept employment.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in Mongolia, an official request

must be made by the United States Embassy in Ulaanbaatar to the Ministry of External

Relations of Mongolia. After processing the official request, United States Embassy will

be informed that the dependent may accept employment.

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ULAANBAATAR
The Government of Mongolia and the United States Government wish to confirm

their understanding that dependents who obtain employment under this Agreement and

who have immunity from the jurisdiction of the receiving state in accordance with the

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the Conventions on the Privileges and

Immunities of the United Nations, or any other applicable international Agreement, have

no immunity from civil or administrative jurisdiction with respect to matters arising out

of such employment. Such dependents are also responsible for payment of income and

social security taxes on any remuneration received as a result of employment in the

receiving state. Dependent continue to enjoy all other privileges and immunities to which

they are entitled."

In reply the Ministry has the honour to state that the provisions set forth in the

mentioned note are acceptable and that the Government of Mongolia concurs in the

proposal that the note of the Embassy and this reply constitute an agreement between our

two Governments on this subject, the agreement to come into force on the date of this

note and to remain in force until ninety days after the date of the written notification from

either Government to the other of intention to terminate.

The Ministry of External Relations of Mongolia avails itself of this opportunity to

renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest

5 April 1999 consideration. Ulaanbaatar