BRYANT HARDEN is a PhD candidate in International Relations at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. He has an MA from the University of Warwick in England, and a BA from Mercer University in Macon, GA. A Former Peace Corps volunteer in Hovd, he serves on the Board of "Friends of Mongolia," a Washington, DC-based NGO consisting of former Peace Corps volunteers to Mongolia that supports small grants and scholarships for Mongolian students. Also, he recently co-directed a summer service program to Mongolia for 16 Mercer University undergraduates, introducing them to the country for the first time.