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Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phuc

Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phuc

Washington, DC (STL.News) The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown:‎

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met today with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi, Vietnam. Secretary Pompeo expressed condolences over the loss of life due to significant flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Linfa and Typhoon Molave and was pleased to announce an additional $2 million in USAID assistance to support response efforts, bringing total funding from the U.S. Government to more than $2.1 million to date. The Secretary congratulated the Prime Minister on Vietnam’s superb chairmanship of ASEAN during a challenging year. Acknowledging the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries, Secretary Pompeo and Prime Minister Phuc reaffir

Pompeo’s Meeting with Vietnamese Minister for Public Security Lam

Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Vietnamese Minister for Public Security Lam

Washington, DC (STL.News) The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown:‎

Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo met today with Vietnamese Minister for Public Security To Lam in Hanoi, Vietnam. Secretary Pompeo and Minister Lam emphasized the importance of growing bilateral security cooperation in the Mekong region and the benefits that a strengthened U.S. – Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership can bring to both of our nations.

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Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Minh

Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Minh

Washington, DC (STL.News) The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown:‎

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met today with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh today in Hanoi, Vietnam. Secretary Pompeo and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Minh reaffirmed our expanding Comprehensive Partnership that spans political, security, economic and people-to-people ties as we celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations this year. The Secretary applauded Vietnam’s successful chairmanship of ASEAN during 2020. Secretary Pompeo underscored support for the sovereignty of Southeast Asian nations, international law, and a free and open Indo Pacific.

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Secretary Pompeo Travels to Support for a Strong & Independent Vietnam

Secretary Pompeo Travels to Vietnam To Demonstrate Support for a Strong, Prosperous, and Independent Vietnam

WASHINGTON, DC (STL.News) “Over the last quarter century, our two countries have built a partnership and friendship founded on shared interests, mutual respect, and people-to-people ties. Our everyday interactions are highlighted by increasing trade and investment ties, strategic cooperation, and collaboration on humanitarian and legacy of war issues, including the solemn duty of accounting for our wartime missing. In recent years, we have strengthened and expanded our Comprehensive Partnership, based on a shared vision of a stable and peaceful Indo-Pacific region, as well as respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political systems.”

– U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, July 10, 2020

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Pompeo’s Travel to India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, & Vietnam

WASHINGTON, DC (STL.News) Press Statement By Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to New Delhi, India; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Malé, Maldives; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Hanoi, Vietnam October 25 – 30.

In New Delhi, Secretary Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and their Indian counterparts will lead the third annual U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue to advance the U.S.-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and expand cooperation to promote stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and the world.

Secretary Pompeo will travel to Colombo to underscore the commitment of the United States to a partnership with a strong, sovereign Sri Lanka and to advance our common goals for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Thereafter, Secretary Pompeo will travel to Malé to reaffirm our close bilateral relationship and ad

Vietnam prepares to evacuate 1.3 mn people as Typhoon Molave approaches

(STL.News) Vietnam is preparing to evacuate over 1.3 million people ahead of Typhoon Molave, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday.

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United States & Vietnam Continue to Deepen Environmental Collaboration

Washington, DC (STL.News) The US Department Of State released the following statement:

Today, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jonathan Moore met virtually with Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Van Thao of Vietnam. They were joined by U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink. The meeting deepened cooperation in environment, science, health, and technology issues between the two nations, building on the Mekong-U.S. Partnership Ministerial meeting that was co-chaired by the United States and Vietnam on September 11, 2020.

The United States is expanding engagement with the Mekong region and increasing cooperation with Vietnam to address: global health security; illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; combating wildlife trafficking; air quality; science and technology; enviro

United States & Vietnam Continue to Deepen Environmental Collaboration

Washington, DC (STL.News) The US Department Of State released the following statement:

US Department of State: US-Vietnam Political, Security & Defense Dialogue

Washington, DC (STL.News) The US Department Of State released the following statement:

Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu met virtually September 23, 2020, to discuss bilateral security cooperation at the eleventh U.S.-Vietnam Political, Security, and Defense Dialogue.

Building on the success of the tenth Dialogue held in Washington, D.C. in March 2019, these talks further promoted the robust and growing bilateral relationship between the United States and Vietnam and reflected our shared commitment to a free, open, and independent Indo-Pacific region. Topics discussed included security cooperation and defense trade; maritime security; peacekeeping; promoting international Women, Peace, and Security efforts; and humanitarian issues, including POW/MIA recovery and clearance of legacy un

US Department of State: Announcing the Indo-Pacific Business Forum 2020

Washington, DC (STL.News) US Department of State today released the following statement:

The United States Government, in partnership with the Government of Vietnam, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, is sponsoring the third annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 28-29. Participants attending from the United States will join the virtual conference on October 27-28.

The Forum advances a vision for the Indo-Pacific as a free and open region composed of nations that are independent, strong, and prosperous. Government and business leaders from the United States, Vietnam, and across the Indo-Pacific will discuss energy and in

US Department of State: Vietnam National Day

Washington, DC (STL.News) Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of the US Department of State released the following statement:

On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send congratulations to the people of Vietnam as you celebrate your National Day.

In 2020, we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic relations. The remarkable transformation of our relationship, across trade and investment, security cooperation, and people-to-people ties, is a testament to those who worked to overcome the past and build a better future for both our peoples. We celebrate the recently signed agreement that will bring Peace Corps volunteers to Vietnam for the firs

US Department of State: The Conviction of Eight Members of the Hien Phap Group in Vietnam

Washington, DC (STL.News) Press Statement By Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson

The U.S. government is deeply concerned about the Vietnam’s conviction and sentencing of eight members of the Hien Phap civil society organization in Vietnam to more than 40 years in prison.

Although we have seen the Government of Vietnam take some positive steps on human rights in certain areas in Vietnam over the past few years, we are troubled about the growing trend of arrests of and harsh sentences for peaceful activists since early 2016. The United States calls on Vietnam to release all those who have been unjustly detained and to allow all individuals in Vietnam to express their views freely, without fear of retaliation.

Free and open societies around the world are strengthened when individuals exercise their right to freedom of expression. We urge the Vietnamese government to e