Socialist Republic of Vietnam

On April 9, Ambassador Le Cong Phung visited the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C.

During the visit, Ambassador Phung met and spoke with professors and students at the Southeast Asia Studies Program on Vietnam's recent socio-economic development, the success of Doi Moi, or renovation, and on Vietnam - US relations.

With Vietnamese Lunar New Year - Tet - setting in this week (Feb. 7), Ambassador and Mrs. Le Cong Phung hosted receptions on Wednesday and Saturday at the Embassy to welcome the biggest traditional yearly event of the Vietnamese people.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to the United States of America Le Cong Phung presented his letter of credence to US President George W. Bush on January 22, 2008 in Washington DC.

The first regular meeting of the ASEAN Washington Committee (AWC) under Vietnam's Chair was held in Washington on January 8.

The participants included Ambassadors and Charge d’Affairs of the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, as guest speaker.