Khaliungoo Ganbat

Deputy Country Representative, Lao PDR

Khaliungoo Ganbat (she/her/hers) is the deputy country representative at The Asia Foundation in Lao PDR. In this role, she provides strategic leadership and oversight for the design and implementation of programs in governance, environmental resilience, and inclusive economic growth, while also ensuring operational excellence across the office.

Khaliungoo previously served as the Director of Governance Programs at The Asia Foundation’s Mongolia office from 2019 to 2024, where she led the design and implementation of urban and climate governance programming funded by USAID, SDC, and other donors. These projects contributed to municipal budget transparency through citizens’ participation, deconcentration and digitization of public services, the establishment of a systematic training institution for civil servants, and contributed to more climate resilient urban settlements.

Prior to joining The Asia Foundation, Khaliungoo worked on complex projects in community relations, social compliance, and sustainable community development with organizations such as UNDP, UNFAO, and multinational corporations in Mongolia, Australia, Canada, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic.

Khaliungoo holds a master’s degree in Development Economics from Vanderbilt University, where she was a Fulbright Scholar, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of International Economics and Business in Mongolia.

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