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President Phuc receives US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Hanoi on February 23.

New US Ambassador: ‘Warm hearts of the Vietnamese people welcome me back’

Mr. Marc E. Knapper talked with VietNamNet about his feelings when taking the role of the US Ambassador to Vietnam, about the country and people of Vietnam and the relationship between the two countries.

New US Ambassador arrives in Vietnam

New US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper arrived in Hanoi on January 27, with him and his family now undergoing quarantine.

New US Ambassador to Vietnam sworn in

Mr. Marc Knapper on January 4 was sworn in as the new US Ambassador to Vietnam during a ceremony held at the headquarters of the US Department of State.

US Senate confirms Marc Knapper as ambassador to Vietnam

The US Senate on December 18 approved a flurry of President Joe Biden’s nominations for overseas diplomatic posts, including Marc Knapper, to be the US Ambassador to Vietnam.

Vietnam - US trade likely to reach 100 billion USD this year

Vietnam–US trade could hit 100 billion USD in this year, up 221 times against the figure in 1995 when the two countries normalised relations.

President asks for continued support from US in pandemic fight

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 12 sent a letter to his US counterpart Joe Biden thanking the US Government for helping Vietnam with vaccines, medicine and medical supplies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. ​

PM holds phone talks with US Presidential Envoy for Climate

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held phone talks with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on October 8.

USAID funds US$2 million to improve Vietnam’s innovation workforce

The two-year USAID-funded project is expected to support the nation’s strategy on the fourth industrial revolution to advance continued economic transformation./.

 

President receives representatives of US business associations, investors

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received representatives of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), Amcham, the US Chamber of Commerce (USCC), and several US companies and multinational groups in New York on September 22.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives US friends in New York

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received left-wing friends from the US in New York on September 21 as part of his trip to the country to attend the high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly’s 76th session (UNGA 76).

New US Embassy to be built on land lot with four facades

The 3.2ha land plot leased by the US Embassy to build a new headquarters has a prime location with four facades, adjacent to Pham Van Bach Street and Cau Giay park in Cau Giay district, Hanoi.

America has returned to Southeast Asia

With the official visit to Singapore and Vietnam of US Vice President Kamala Harris, the White House has sent a message to Southeast Asia. It is “America is back” in a region that plays an increasingly important role in US strategy.

Three busy days of US Vice President Kamala Harris in Vietnam

US Vice President Kamala Harris, the first US Vice President to visit Vietnam, had three busy days in Hanoi, with a packed schedule.

US Vice President: Vietnam trip signals next chapter of bilateral relationship

US Vice President Kamala Harris said her trip to Vietnam “signals the beginning of the next chapter” in the relationship between the two countries, at a press conference on June 26 at the end of her three-day visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

PM Pham Minh Chinh: Vietnam treasures ties with US

During a reception in Hanoi on August 25 for US Vice President Kamala Harris, PM Pham Minh Chinh wished the US would continue assisting Vietnam in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

US CDC Southeast Asia Regional Office opens in Hanoi

US Vice President Kamala Harris launched the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Southeast Asia Regional Office in Hanoi at a ceremony on August 25 during her three-day visit to the country.

New campus of US Embassy worth $1.2b to be built in Hanoi

The signing ceremony was witnessed by US Vice President Kamala Harris and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh.

 

US to provide 1 million more Pfizer vaccine doses to Vietnam

The US will donate 1 million more doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam, raising the total number to 6 million doses, US Vice President Kamala Harris told Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during their talks in Hanoi this morning (August 25).

US Vice President reaffirms US commitment to support Vietnam in combating COVID-19

US Vice President Kamala Harris expressed her appreciation for Vietnam's COVID-19 containment efforts and reaffirmed the US’s commitment to support Vietnam in pushing back the coronavirus pandemic during a meeting with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.