Mongolia 21/21

Nick Millward grew up in New Tripoli and served as the Northwestern Lehigh Interact President in 2010. After graduating and commissioning from the Virginia Military Institute in 2014, Nick served as the Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company Pacific Executive Officer in Yokosuka, Japan, and a Light Armored Reconnaissance Company Commander in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He left the Marine Corps in July 2021 and moved to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for his first Masters in Central Asian Studies at the American University of Central Asia. Nick was a Class 20 Rotary Peace Fellow at The University of Queensland and earned a Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies while specializing on Mongolia’s mediator position in Northeast Asia. He’s had the wonderful opportunity to live in Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Australia for the last 7 years.

He was recently selected as Fulbright scholar for Mongolia, focusing on peacebuilding initiatives in narratives in the Northeast Asian country. He will also serve as an assistant lecturer at the National University of Mongolia’s School of International Relations and Public Administration, assisting with courses on conflict resolution, multilateralism, and International Non-Governmental Agencies. He will be in Mongolia for the next 10 months.

Nick will present on the Mongolia 21|21 Initiative, a Rotary-led project aimed at strengthening grassroots relationships between Americans and Mongolians to foster deeper understanding and appreciation of each other's communities. The initiative encompasses various programs, including partnerships between American Rotary Clubs, the newly chartered Rotary Club of Khangai in Mongolia, and other international Rotary clubs. Key activities include providing scholarships to Mongolian students, supporting and expanding the Wheelchairs for Kids program for children with cerebral palsy, and developing a network of opportunities to promote peacebuilding and community development.