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Major milestones in Vietnam-US relations over 27 years

The relationship between Vietnam and the United States over the past 27 years has grown steadily across multiple fields, with bilateral trade continuing to see strong growth, reaching more than US$111 billion in 2021.

Vietnamese Prime Minister attends banquet hosted by US President Joe Biden

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined ASEAN leaders to participate in a banquet hosted by US President Joe Biden in Washington D.C. on May 12 evening as part of the ongoing ASEAN – US special summit.

Vietnamese PM proposes more US financial support for clean energy, climate change response

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Scott A. Nathan on May 12 (US time) as part of his trip to the US.

PM Chinh receives WB Director General, US business leaders

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Director General of the World Bank (WB) Axel Van Trotsenburg and leaders of some US corporations on May 11 (local time) during his working visit to the US.

PM stresses sincerity, trust and responsibility for better world at US centre

Prime Minister Pham Minh delivered a presentation at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington D.C on May 11 (local time) as part of activities during his working visit to the US.

US committed to helping Vietnam realise its COP26 goals: Ambassador Knapper

The US is a solid, and committed partner to helping Vietnam realise its ambitious COP26 goals, US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper said in an interview with VNA ahead of Prime Minister Pham Chinh’s trip to the US.

US ready to deliver third coast guard ship to Vietnam

US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper said the US is ready to deliver a third coast guard ship to Vietnam as part of its commitment to help the country increase its maritime security capacity.

Vietnamese, Russian foreign ministers hold phone talks on Ukraine situation

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discussed the conflict in Ukraine in a candid and constructive manner during a phone talk on March 15.

VN-US sign MoU on strengthening commercial-investment alternative dispute resolution ecosystem

Vietnam and the US have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve Vietnam’s Commercial and Investment Alternative Dispute Resolution Ecosystem.

The US diplomat who loves Vietnamese culture

VietNamNet’s Dieu Thuy talks with the Cultural Attaché of the US Embassy in Hanoi.

Climate change response Vietnam-US strategic cooperation area: Deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on February 23 affirmed that climate change response is the area of strategic cooperation between Vietnam and the US.

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./.