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 May 11-23, 2008: Study Mission on Metrology, Accreditation, Standard and Quality (MAS-Q)
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Early June 2008 (tentative): Steering Committee Study Mission
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
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April 30, 2008: U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council President in People's Army Newspaper
April 24, 2008: A Special Report on Vietnam by The Economist
April 3 - 12, 2008 in Washington, DC: Study Mission on Rule of Law and Legislative Reforms
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Mid March 2008 in Hanoi, Da Nang, Can Tho and Ho Chi Minh City: Introductory Seminars of U.S.-Vietnam Business Leadership & Development Exchange Program
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March 12, 2008 in Washington, DC: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on the U.S.-Vietnam Relationship
March 3, 2008 in Hanoi: Vietnam Prime Minister's Official Letter 319 on Anti-Inflationary Measures
October-December 2007 Newsletter
January 30, 2008 in Washington, DC: Lunar New Year reception hosted by Vietnam Ambassador to the U.S. Le Cong Phung
January 24-25, 2008 in Hanoi: Education Conference hosted by the U.S. Embassy
January 22 in Washington, DC: Vietnamese Ambassador Le Cong Phung Presents Credentials to U.S. President George W. Bush
December 17 in Washington, DC: United States and Vietnam Hold First Meeting Under Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
December 12-17 in Washington, DC: Administrative Reform Study Mission
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December 5-14 in Los Angeles and Washington, DC: Trading and Distribution Rights Study Mission
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November 11-15: USVTC-EF helps to organize the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. sponsored journalism trip to Vietnam
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November 4-8: U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez will lead a trade mission to Vietnam to boost export opportunities for American companies.
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Click here for more recent highlights
Foreseeable losses for banks' financial investments, VietnamNet Bridge, May 5
Vietnam not very keen on rice cartel, VietnamNet Bridge, May 2
PM urges ministry to speed up bond issue, Vietnam News Agency, May 1
Choosing strategic partners: Vietcombank at disadvantage, VietnamNet Bridge, April 23
Time to return to hoarding gold, VietnamNet Bridge, April 21
Stock market recover tipped - but not yet, Thanh Nien News, March 27
Banks will stop selling mortgaged shares, if ..., VietnamNet Bridge, March 27
Up and down vehicle taxes hurt industry, VietnamNet Bridge, March 18
Pacific Star plans to set up Vietnam fund, Bangkokpost, March 14
Dong shortage may lead to bank mergers in Vietnam, S&P says, ThanhNien News, March 10
SCIC to buy shares to recover stock market, VNECONOMY, March 6
Vietnam to widen dong trading band to slow inflation, Thanh Nien News, March 5
US cuts shrimp tax to 0% on 29 Vietnamese companies, VNECONOMY, March 4
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. Click here to learn more about
the US-ASEAN Business Council.
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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)
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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
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Click here for the News Article
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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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