The visit took place at a special time: Celebrating 10 years of comprehensive partnership between the two countries and 28 years since the two countries established diplomatic relations.
The visit took place over 2 days September 10 – 11. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Joe Bien will be accompanied to Vietnam by the Secretary of State Antony Blinken; US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper; National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan; Special Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry; Assistant to the President, Deputy National Security Advisor John Finer; Deputy Assistant to the President, Special Coordinator of the National Security Council Kurt Campbell; Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink; Special Advisor to the President, Senior Director of the National Security Council Mira Rapp-Hooper; Special Advisor to the President, Senior Director of the National Security Council Tarun Chhabra.
President Biden will arrive in Hanoi tomorrow, November 10. Photo: AP.
Vietnam – United States relations have continued to develop positively in recent times. On all three levels, bilateral, regional and international, there have been many outstanding developments and a number of specific results have been achieved, contributing to the 10th anniversary of establishing the Comprehensive Partnership framework.
The two sides maintain contact and exchange activities, notably the very successful phone call between General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Joe Biden (March 2023). The two sides maintain high-level delegation exchanges and bilateral contacts: President Nguyen Xuan Phuc with Vice President Kamala Harris on the sidelines of the APEC Summit Week in Bangkok (November 12, 2022), by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh with President Joe Biden at the 40th and 41st ASEAN HNCC in Cambodia (November 2022) and within the framework of the G7 Conference in Hiroshima, Japan (May 2023).
We also successfully welcomed many US delegations to visit Vietnam, notably the delegation of US President John Kerry’s Special Envoy on Climate Change (September 2022), the delegation of Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink (October 2022). 2022), Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s delegation (November 2022), Trade Representative Katherine Tai (February 2023), USAID Director General Samantha Power (March 2023), Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (April 2023) ), Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s delegation (April 2023), US Congressmen’s delegation led by Senator Jeff Merkley (April 2023), Senator Mike Crapo’s delegation (May 2023), Treasury Secretary’s delegation (May 2023). US Secretary of State Janet Yellen (July 2023), delegations led by Congressman Jason Smith (Chairman of the US House Taxation Subcommittee, July 2023) and Congressman Trent Kelly (Chairman of the Naval Power Subcommittee, July 2023 ) and many other Assistant and Deputy Assistant Minister level delegations…
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US Vice President Joe Biden raised a glass at the US Government’s solemn reception at the US State Department in Washington, DC on the evening of July 7, 2015 within the framework of the President’s visit to the US. Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: US Embassy in Hanoi
The two sides have officially resumed regular bilateral dialogue mechanisms in direct form such as Asia-Pacific Dialogue (October 2022), Human Rights Dialogue (November 2022), Dialogue Politics – Security – Defense in Washington, DC (March 2023).
In exchanges, the US side consistently affirmed its commitment to supporting a “strong, independent, self-reliant and prosperous” Vietnam; continue to appreciate the role of Vietnam and attach importance to Vietnam – United States relations; expressed the desire to continue promoting development relations on the basis of respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institutions, aiming to elevate the relationship when conditions are appropriate.
The US side continues to appreciate Vietnam’s position and role in ASEAN, in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as at international forums such as the United Nations and in responding to common challenges. Global.
In the field of national security and defense, cooperation is maintained at an appropriate level with diverse contents, notably delegation exchanges, high-level contacts, cooperation to overcome war consequences, and capacity building. maritime force.
The two sides successfully organized a direct Defense Policy Dialogue and approved the 2022 – 2024 Defense Action Plan. During the exchanges, the two sides consistently appreciated the bilateral security and defense relationship; agreed to promote cooperation in many important contents. The two sides continue to implement annual dialogue mechanisms and coordinate to promote the 23rd Pacific Partnership Program.
The issue of overcoming the consequences of war is still a priority. Activities to search for US military personnel (MIA), search for Vietnamese martyrs, dioxin treatment, and support for people with disabilities continue to be promoted. We proactively and actively coordinate with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) on cooperation to improve the capacity to assess remains during war. The two sides signed an Action Plan on cooperation to improve the capacity to assess war remains for Vietnam.
