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January 10-20, 2010: USVTC and STAR Vietnam will lead a study mission on labor in Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA.
See the study mission schedule
See the study mission statement
If you wish to donate for immediate relief for the Haiti Earthquake, please direct your donations to the Red Cross or http://clintonbushhaitifund.org/.
August 2009: Components III and IV of the Entrepeneurship Study Mission
See pictures from the Entrepeneurship Study Mission
August 3-8: David Gantz’s HCMC Law University training session and seminar on WTO case study under GE Foundation grant
See David Gantz's BIT Presentation (ppt), Observations on the US BIT Program
See David Gantz's presentation to the Ministry of Justice and his presentation on WTO Case Law
See pictures from David Gantz's presentations
July 23: USVTC July Update
July 21-22: Andy Shoyer’s working visit with MOIT on Transpacific partnership, MONRE on Climate change, and MPI on bilateral investment treaty, sponsored with the support of the GE Foundation
Read Andy Shoyer's Climate Change Presentation, U.S. Climate Change Legislation and Regulation – State of Play and Cross-Border Aspects
[pdf] [ppt]
Read Andy Shoyer's BIT Presentation, How Foreign Investors Use Investment Treaty Protections [ppt]
Read Andy Shoyer's TPP Presentation Materials [pdf] [pdf] [pdf]
July 16-18: Deputy USTR Ambassador Demetrios Marantis working visit to Hanoi
June 17-25: MALAYSIA – US Women Soccer Exchange Program 2009
See the delegation report
See the delegation schedule
Read the news from the Malaysia delegation
April 27: USVTC and EDF sponsored a program for the Vietnamese National Assembly on global climate change negotiations, with Peter Goldmark and other experts from EDF visiting Hanoi.
Read more about the Climate Change Program
View photos from the conference
April 20-21: Agriculture Minister Cao Duc Phat visits Washington, DC
April 16-17: US-Vietnam TIFA talks in Washington DC
March – April: Michael McNamer provides technical assistance on the public comment provisions of the Law on Laws, with support from a GE Foundation grant
See the Case Studies
See Michael McNamer's Schedule
April 6-7: Senator John McCain and a delegation from the US Senate visit Vietnam
Component II of the Entrepreneurship Study Mission (California and Oklahoma): February 8-27
Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) addresses the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam: December 17
USVTC-EF and STAR receive grant for Rule of Law Program: December 10
Read the Press Release in English
Read the Press Release in Vietnamese
USTR delegation to Vietnam: December 3-6
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai visited Washington, DC: November 17-18
October-November 2008: US-Vietnamese Soccer Exchange (California, Oregon)
Read the Program Report
October 14th-15th, 2008: Climate Change Conference: Innovations in Public-Private Partnerships With Global Economic Uncertainty
August 21st-23rd, 2008: Women in Sports Exchange Program
View photos from the program
July 2008: Steering Committee Study Mission
June 24-27, 2008: Vietnamese Prime Minister visits the United States
June 22 – 28, 2008:Infrastructure for WTO Vietnam in the WTO Economy; Ho Chi Minh City, China and Singapore
June 16-20, 2008: Business Development Mission to Vietnam led by Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the U.S. Commercil Service Israel Hernandez
Click here for more details of this Mission
Click here for more recent highlights
Vietnam raises one bln dollars in bond issue: govt, AFP, February 2, 2010
Dangerous convictions, The Economist, January 28, 2010
A wider radius, Financial Times, January 28, 2010
Vietnam Sentences a Dissident to 5 Years in Prison as Part of a Crackdown, The New York Times, December 29, 2009
Trans-Pacific Partnership Announcement, USTR News, December 14, 2009
World climate talks open with pressure on U.S., The Associated Press, December 7, 2009
EPA: Greenhouse gases are harmful to humans, The Associated Press, December 7, 2009
An Affordable Truth, The New York Times, December 7, 2009
Global warming threatens food supply: Vietnam, AFP, December 7, 2009
Climate changing money will be hard to come by: experts, Thanh Nien News, December 7, 2009
Climate pledges made by key countries ahead of UN summit, The Associated Press, December 7, 2009
Donors pledge $8.06 bln in aid to Vietnam next year, Reuters, December 4
Emerging powers join hands, Hindustran Times, November 29
Leaders say momentum building on climate change, Associated Press, November 29
Climate talks remain alive, but so do many obstacles, The Washington Post, November 29
Big developing countries form climate change front, Reuters, November 29
Copenhagen conference: India, China plan joint exit, Times of India, November 28
UN chief urges leaders to 'seal deal' on climate change, BBC News, November 28
India, US Agree on Climate Change, Voice of America, November 25
Businesses in U.S. Brace for New Rules on Emissions, The New York Times, November 25
Chinese shadow over Vietnamese repression, Asia Times, October 13
After Typhoon, Tourists in Vietnam Venture Out, The New York Times, October 1
Typhoon Eases, Leaving Destruction and More than 300 Dead, Wall Street Journal, October 1
Typhoon Kills at Least 41 in Vietnam, The New York Times, September 30
Vietnam’s rebounding economy: V not yet for victory, The Economist, September 24
Vietnam Finds Itself Vulnerable if Sea Rises, The New York Times, September 23
The Rushford Report: An Inconvenient Man, The Rushford Report 2009, September 21, 2009
Chinese shadow over Vietnamese repression, Asia Times, September 12
Foreign funds for real estate market reduced to a trickle, VietNamNet Bridge, September 11
Viet Nam-US Agent Orange task force to target assistance, Vietnam News Service, September 11
FTA with Chile is viewed as a twin edged sword, Vietnam Investment Review, September 7-13
Vietnam GDP to grow 6-6.5%, Straits Times, August 28
U.S., Vietnam Seek to Limit China, Keep Power Balance (Update1), Bloomberg News, August 28
Arresting Hanoi, The Wall Street Journal, August 27
The Electricity in Your Garbage, Truthdig, August 2
A Growing India Sets Goal to Harness Renewable Energy, The Washington Post, July 19
Power to the people, Thanh Nien News, July 18
Vietnam’s CO2 emission increase highest in the world, Thanh Nien News, July 17
At Wal-Mart, Labeling to Reflect Green Intent, The New York Times, July 15
Climate Counsel, VET, July 14
NEU Coach Building Relations Through Soccer, Northeast United, July 7
National Party Congress to be held in early 2011, Voice of Vietnam, July 4
Vietnam ratifies anti-corruption pact: UN, Thanh Nien News, July 4
Read the convention here
Call to include women's soccer, Daily Express, June 25
Mississippi catfish farmers say Vietnam is sinking their business, Los Angeles Times, June 16
EIB lends EUR 100 million to mitigate climate change in Vietnam, Nhan Dan, May 26
Vietnam To Get EUR100 Million Loan From EIB For Clean Energy Project, NASDAQ, May 26
Vietnam PM pledges economic reform, AFP, May 21
A Fish by Any Other Name, Wall Street Journal, May 20
Free Trade, Green Trade, New York Times, May 6
Đ m phán về biến đổi khí hậu: Nâng cao vị thế Việt Nam, Lao Dong, April 28
Cơ hội v thách thức với kinh tế Việt Nam,Quân Đội Nhân Dân, April 28
"Ð m phán quốc tế về biến đổi khí hậu: Những cơ hội v tác động về kinh tế đối với Việt Nam", Nhân Dân, April 28
Gia tăng tình trạng cực đoan về mưa, Tiền Phong, April 28
Biến đổi khí hậu có thể l m giảm đầu tư nước ngo i, Vietnamnet, April 27
Vietnam, China officially demarcate border, UPI, February 23
Vietnam Opens Refinery, Overcoming Foreign Criticism, Bloomberg News, February 22
UN Security Council and Vietnam’s hallmarks, VietnamNet Bridge, January 26
It’s all systems go for Vietnam’s first oil refinery, SGGP English Edition, January 26
Party leader appeals for united action on economy, Vietnam News, January 14
Vietnam earmarks $115 million for global warming, Associated Press, January 13
Japan suspended aid to Vietnam because of corruption, Matangi, December 10
Donors pledge over US $5 billion to help Vietnam stabilise economy, Nhan Dan, December 5
IMF Predicts Vietnam Economic Growth To Slow To 5% Next Year, Morningstar, December 4
Vietnam's government may cut taxes to help businesses, Reuters, December 1
Vietnam tops Asian rankings in happiness, Vietnam Net Bridge, November 29
Vietnam inflation eases to 24.2 pct in November, Associated Press, November 25
Vietnam's first privately-owned airline launched, Associated Press, November 24
Poverty of garment companies, VietnamNet Bridge, November 20
BUSINESS IN BRIEF, VietnamNet Bridge, November 19
Vietcombank plans zero growth on this year’s mobilization, VietnamNet Bridge, November 19
PM approves hiring foreign consultant for airport project, VietnamNet Bridge, November 19
Yellow Lion oilfield starts pumping black gold, Vietnam News Agency, November 19
Hanoi hotels feel sting of economic downturn, high room rates, VietnamNet Bridge, November 18
Vietnam, US to cooperate in climate change, Vietnam News Agency, November 17
UPDATE 3-Vietnam dong drops to new trading band limit, Reuters, November 7
For Ex-Miss Vietnam, Uneasy Lies The Head That Quit High School, Wall Street Journal, November 7
7 days after the floods, still trapped at home, Associated Press, November 6
Russia signs oil, gas deals with Vietnam, Radio Australia, October 28
Vietnam Oct industrial output slows to 15.8 pct yr/yr, Reuters, October 27
China, Vietnam pledge to settle disputed borders, boost trade, AFP, October 26
President: Vietnam needs int’l help in clearing mines, Vietnam News Agency, October 18
State-private cooperation to tackle climate change, VietnamNet Bridge, October 15
Hợp tác nh nước - tư nhân để đối phó với biến đổi khí hậu, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, October 15, 2008
Th nh lập mạng lưới doanh nghiệp chống biến đổi khí hậu?, VietnamNet, October 15
Nh nước-tư nhân hợp tác đối phó biến đổi khí hậu, Hanoi Radio-Television, October 15
Khởi động chương trình ứng phó với sự biến đổi khí hậu từ 2009, Lao Dong, October 15
Hơn 2.000 tỷ đồng cho kịch bản biến đổi khí hậu của Việt Nam, TechMart Vietnam, October 15
Hơn 2.000 tỷ đồng cho kịch bản biến đổi khí hậu của Việt Nam, Nhan Dan, October 14
Nh nước-tư nhân hợp tác đối phó biến đổi khí hậu, TTXVN, October 14
Climate Change: Innovations in Public-Private Partnerships, American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, October 14, 2008
Asian companies talk going ‘green’, Bao Vietnam, October 13
FDI investment could reach US$65-67b in 2008, Intellasia, October 10
PetroVietnam considers importing crude oil to feed first refinery, Intellasia, October 10
PetroVietnam starts mining at four new oilfields, Intellasia, October 10
New Banks To Face Stiff Regulations, SSIG, October 9
Vietnam To Sell Stakes In 144 State Companies In 4Q, Morning Star, October 2
Japan to conclude FTAs with Vietnam, Switzerland, VietNamNet, September 30
Vietnam to partly privatise top fuel importer Petrolimex,asianenergy, September 23
S & P Launches Focused Vietnam Equities Index, IndexUniverse, September 22
Vietnam Catholics rally outside land claimed by church, Radio Australia, September 22
Nice prawns, shame about the chemical cocktail, September 21
Vietnam’s efforts to curb inflation in spotlight, VietNamNet, September 20
Vietnam and America discuss ways to repair Agent Orange damage, RadioAustralia, Septembe 9
Forest owners find financial benefits in protecting trees, Vietnamnet, August 15
Vietnam takes over India in apparel exports to US, Vietnam Business Finance, August 7th
PM Cracks Down on Price Fluctuation, August 5th
Economic Waves Imperil Vietnam’s Leaders, Asia Sentinel, August 4th
The Next Great Emerging Markets, Motley Fool, July 25th
Vietnam fuels inflation by hiking petrol prices, financeasia.com, July 22
Vietnam ups petrol prices by 31%, BBC, July 21
US Boosts Military Ties in Region, Quang Ngai, July 16
Vietnam's Foreign Investment Tripled to $31.6 Billion (Update1), June 30
Vietnam Inflation Slowed in June, Prime Minister says (Update1), June 26
Vietnam's Premier to Shake up State Companies, Wall Street Journal, June 23
Hanoi Party Tricks, Wall Street Journal, June 19
High interest rates increasing further, businesses perishing, VietnamNet Bridge, June 11
Raising interest rates, banks still lack VND, VietnamNet Bridge, June 10
IMF says it isn't in talks with Vietnam on loans, ThanhNien News, June 10
Global financial firms still believe in Vietnam's bright future, VietnamNet Bridge, June 10
Goldman Sachs: Three reasons for optimism about Vietnam's economy, CPV Online, June 5
Inflation Fuels Vietnam Strikes,The Wall Street Journal, June 3
Hanoi real estate market enters hibernation, VietnamNet Bridge, June 3
For Vietnam related programs of the US-ASEAN Business Council, please click here.
Launched in April 2006, the US-Vietnam WTO Coalition is a coalition of companies and
organizations which strongly support Vietnam's accession into the World Trade
Organization and overall improvements in US-Vietnam relations.
As Vietnam hosted APEC in 2006, the US-ASEAN Business Council chaired the US-APEC Business Coalition. Click here to get more information on the APEC page of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council website.
In December 2004, the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC)
and US-Vietnam Trade Council joined forces and integrated their efforts
in the United States and in the region.
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For more information on US-Vietnam trade relations, access USVTC's former website here.
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USVTC and STAR Vietnam Host Labor Delegation in Washington DC and San Francisco
Photo: A study mission on labor hosted by USVTC and STAR Vietnam meets with the Department of Labor on January 12, 2010. The study mission was in the United States from January 10-20.
See the study mission schedule
See the study mission statement
See more pictures of the study mission
USVTC and STAR Conduct GE Funded Grant on the Rule of Law in Vietnam
Photo: A presentation by David Gantz at the HCMC Law University.
USVTC Conducts Components III and IV of Entrepreneurship Study Mission
Photo: A presentation held in Danang August 26, 2009 in conjunction with the Entrepreneurship Study Mission.
USVTC Holds Second Climate Change Conference with EDF in Vietnam April 27, 2009
Photo: April 27th conference “Inte’l Negotiations on Climate Change: Economic Opportunities and Consequences for Vietnam”, Hanoi
For more information on the conference, click here:
Climate Change Program
Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) and a Delegation Visit Vietnam
Photo: Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) addresses the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam during a visit to the country on April 6-7.
Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) Addresses the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
Photos: Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) addresses the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi on December 17, 2008. Photos by Senate Finance Committee/Carol Guthrie.
Climate Change Conference Held in Vietnam
Photo: Peter Goldmark and members of the US-Vietnam Trade Council with President Nguyen Minh Triet at the Climate Change Conference, October 14th and 15th, in Hanoi. The conference was planned by the US-Vietnam Trade Council Education Forum, the Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Vietnam Network of Civil Society Organizations for Climate Change (VCSCC), Indochina Carbon, and the Vietnam Forum of Environmental Journalists, with support from the Ford Foundation.
For more information on the conference, click here:
Climate Change Conference: Innovations in Public-Private Partnerships With Global Economic Uncertainty (October 14th-15th)
Click below for news articles related to the conference.
President: Vietnam needs int’l help in clearing mines, Vietnam News Agency, October 18, 2008
State-private cooperation to tackle climate change, VietnamNet Bridge, October 15, 2008
Climate Change: Innovations in Public-Private Partnerships, American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, October 14, 2008
President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Dung of Vietnam
Photo: President George W. Bush exchanges handshakes with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, during their meeting Tuesday, June 24, 2008, in the Oval Office of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper
For Information on Prime Minister Dung's trip to the U.S., click here:
Click below for News Articles on Vietnam PM Dung's visit.
President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Dung of Vietnam, Whitehouse, June 24th
Bush Discusses Trade, Human Rights with Vietnam's PM, VOA, June 24th
Vietnam PM and US President Have Talks, June 26th
Vietnamese PM and US President have talks, VietNamNet Bridge, June 25
United States Vietnam Agreements, June 2008
Joint US - Vietnam Statement
Vietnam Considers the US as Leading Education Partner: PM, June 28th
Study Mission on Rule of Law and Legislative Reforms
April 3-12, 2008
Photo: Congressman James P. McGovern with Vietnam National Assembly's Law Committee Chairman Nguyen Van Thuan and the delegation
April 8, 2008 (USVTC)
Click below for more information about this Study Mission (Program Announcement, Schedule)
Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung Attends UN General Assembly, September 24-29, 2007
Photo: PM Nguyen Tan Dung and USVTC-EF Chairman and Former Ambassador Pete Peterson with their spouses at the banquet hosted by the Vietnamese Mission in New York,
September 26, 2007. (VNGOP)
Photo: PM Nguyen Tan Dung rings the opening bell at the NYSE,
September 28, 2007. (VNGOP)
Click below for News Articles on Vietnam PM Dung's Trip to New York:
Prime Minister meets US business giants, VNGOP, September 29
Prime Minister meets UN Secretary General, VietNamNet Bridge, September 28
PM gains support for Viet Nam's UN security council bid, Vietnam News Agency, September 26
PM Nguyen Tan Dung sits down with Wall Street Journal, Vietnam News Agency, September 26
USVTC President Virginia B. Foote is awarded the Vietnamese Government Medal of Friendship by Deputy Prime Minister and
Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem
July 26, 2007
Click here for the Press Release
Click here for the News Article
Click here for the Photos
Click here for the Transcripts
President Bush Welcomes President Nguyen Minh Triet of Vietnam
to the White House
Photo: Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet shakes hands with President Bush in the Oval Office, June 22, 2007. (Reuters)
Click below for News Articles on Vietnam President Triet's Trip to United States:
Vietnam and America (By H.E. Nguyen Minh Triet)
Presidents Bush and Triet's White House Remarks
Vietnam Calls for More U.S. Investment
Viet Kieu to Get Visa Exemption from September
Vietnamese President's US Visit Attracts Front Page Coverage
Wall Street Journal Issues Special Insert on Vietnam
Two Sides to Triet's U.S. Visit
U.S., Vietnam to Cooperate on Agent Orange Damage
Bush Pushes Vietnam Leader On Human Rights
USVTC President Virginia Foote's interviews with Radio Free Asia, and BBC Vietnamese on Vietnam President Triet's Visit to the U.S.
Vietnam's WTO Membership and U.S.-Vietnam Normalization Celebration
in Washington DC (January 11, 2007)
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 Photo: With the presence of Ambassador Nguyen Tam Chien [C] and co-chairman of the US-Vietnam Congresional Caucus Earl Blumenauer [L], Senator Jim Webb speaks to the audience at the January 11 reception.
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Vietnam's WTO membership took effect on January 11, 2007. In celebration of this event and US-Vietnam normalization, the Council and the Embassy of Vietnam co-hosted a reception on January 11 for over 400 guests at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Attendants to this event included Ambassador Nguyen Tam Chien, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher R. Hill, Senator Jim Webb, Representative Earl Blumenauer (the new co-chair of the US-Vietnam Congressional Caucus), former U.S. Representative Rob Simmons (former co-chair of the Caucus). During this reception, USTDA Director Thelma Askey also presented Ambassador Chien with the USTDA's 2006 Country of the Year honor for Vietnam.
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Photo: Ambassador Nguyen Tam Chien presents an award to Ms. Virginia B. Foote, the USVTC President and USABC Executive Vice President, for the work of the US-Vietnam WTO Coalition.
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