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The close collaboration between Vietnam and the US across various domains, with particular emphasis on the pivotal roles of education and cultural exchange, has brought the people of both nations closer together.
English teaching will be enhanced in Vietnam as the country will soon welcome US Peace Corps volunteers for the first time ever.
The new US Ambassador to Vietnam, who arrived just in time to celebrate the Lunar New Year, is trying his hand at traditional calligraphy.
Knapper described his term in Vietnam as a return to “old home.”
The diplomat prioritizes security in the four-area relations that also include trade and investment, war legacy and humanitarian issues, and people-to-people ties.
Ending the three and a half year tenure in Vietnam, US ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink believes that the time ahead for both countries will be even more promising. During years working in Vietnam as US ambassador, Daniel Kritenbrink has contributed to the tremendous achievement of the two countries’ cooperation: bilateral trade had grown exponentially to reach approximately US$46.5 billion last year, first time visit of US aircraft carrier to Vietnam since the war, among other events.
