Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh met Representative Mike Thompson
On April 10th, Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh met with Representative Mike Thompson (D-California), member of the Ways and Means Committee of the US House of Representatives.
Representative Thompson highlighted a successful visit to Vietnam in late March by nine US Congressmen led by Representative Nancy Pelosi. Representative Thompson said he supported PNTR to Vietnam as well as greater economic-trade ties between the two countries.
Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh thanked Representative Thompson's for his support to bilateral relations, expressed his conviction that in this 20th anniversary year of bilateral relations, the two countries will witness substantive and strong developments in the comprehensive partnership.
Representative Thompson has visited Vietnam on several occasions to address war legacy issues such as mine clearance, detoxification and dioxin.
