Evening 2/7, the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony to commemorate the 238 th National American.
Ceremony were representatives of the leadership of Ho Chi Minh City, the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, diplomatic agencies and large business community, U.S. citizens living and working in Ho Chi Minh City .
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. David Shear, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam have expressed optimism about the prospects of future good relations between the U.S. and Vietnam in the coming time.
Ambassador David Shear said that relations between the two countries has been continuously improved in the areas of trade, investment, science and the environment ... The more than 400,000 Americans have visited Vietnam in 2013 evidence show that Vietnam is a destination for tourism and investment increasingly attractive to Americans.
Many U.S. companies have to Ho Chi Minh City this year, which is a sign that the U.S. companies realized that Vietnam has a bright future.
Ambassador David Shear stressed: "Our two countries are contributing to the stability of the region and globally. Specifically, Vietnam involved in initiatives security against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction will help combat the common threat of weapons of mass destruction; Vietnam first deployment of peacekeeping forces of the UN force and Coast Guard Vietnam is strengthening law enforcement in the sea. U.S. auto proud partner of Vietnam in this area and many other areas. "
Send holiday greetings of the great American people, Vice President of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Le Manh Ha stressed that the relationship between Vietnam and the U.S. has come a long way. The two countries have established a comprehensive Partnership. The development of dynamic and multi-faceted bilateral relationship can measure the magnetic fields of politics, diplomacy, trade, investment, education, health ... In 2013, the U.S. partner 's second largest trade Vietnam with total two-way trade reached nearly $ 30 billion. On investment, the U.S. is foreign investors in Vietnam 7th.
According to Le Manh Ha, in the context of this bright picture, the completion of negotiations and signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will create conditions to promote economic ties between the two countries over again. Vietnam hopes the TPP will be a comprehensive agreement, balanced, taking into account the diversity of the level of development of its members. As for Ho Chi Minh City, where many U.S. businesses choose to invest, through December 5/2014, the U.S. had 285 investment projects in the city with a total investment of over 524 million. Besides, the cooperation between units of Ho Chi Minh City with U.S. partners in the fields of education, health, travel ... also had strong growth and effective. /.
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