Friday, October 9, 2020, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Good evening and welcome! We’re thrilled that you’re here with us this evening as we celebrate the 244th U.S. Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral partnership. A very warm welcome to everyone joining us tonight at different locations here in Hanoi, as well as in ...
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By vnmission | 9 October, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Kritenbrink, AmbassadorKritenbrink
Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 6:00-8:30 p.m. Hello, friends! Good evening and welcome! I’m thrilled to be here with you all this evening as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic relations. I would particularly like to thank my dear friend Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga and all of our partners at the Vietnam Union of ...
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By vnmission | 7 October, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Kritenbrink, AmbassadorKritenbrink
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Tower, Hanoi Dr. Vũ Tiến Lộc, Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, central and provincial government leaders, members of the business community and honored guests, good morning! I am very pleased to welcome you to the virtual launch of the 2019 ...
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By vnmission | 5 May, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Kritenbrink, AmbassadorKritenbrink
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Vietnam Red Cross Headquarters, Hanoi Thank you for inviting me here today. It is a pleasure to be among friends. Thank you to our hosts today – Associate Professor Nguyễn Thị Xuân Thu, President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society. I am pleased to see so many faces I know well ...
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By vnmission | 29 April, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Kritenbrink, AmbassadorKritenbrink
Thursday, April 16, 2020 Office of the Government, 1 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi Thank you for inviting me here today. Like all of you, my colleagues and I have been carefully following recommended guidance on social distancing to do our part in the fight against COVID-19. As a result, this is actually my first public ...
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By vnmission | 16 April, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Ambassador Kritenbrink, AmbassadorKritenbrink
Thursday, March 5, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Tien Sa Port, Danang [Insert VNG and Danang VIP names], Admiral John Aquilino, Rear Admiral Stuart Baker, and other distinguished guests, good afternoon. My name is Daniel Kritenbrink and I am the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam. It is a true honor to join you today to welcome the USS Theodore ...
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By vnmission | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Thursday, January 16, 2020 Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel, Hanoi It’s a pleasure to be here with you tonight to welcome the new year. Thank you for coming during this busy time of the year to meet with your Fulbright community in Vietnam. Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! This year we are celebrating 25 years of U.S.-Vietnam ...
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By vnmission | 16 January, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Monday, January 6, 2020 Intercontinental Hotel, Hanoi I would like to first thank my friend Jerilyn Brusseau, Peace Trees Co-founder, and her team for organizing this dinner tonight, and for the opportunity to meet the members of Peace Trees Citizen Diplomacy Delegation. I am happy to see many long-time friends who have done so much ...
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By vnmission | 6 January, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Location, City Xin chào các quý vị! And thank you all for coming this afternoon. Around the world, some of our planet’s most amazing animals are being hunted to extinction. Here in Vietnam, for example, the last wild rhino was killed in 2010, and there are probably less than 10 remaining ...
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By vnmission | 2 October, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Sunday, September 22, 2019 American Club, Hanoi Xin chào các bạn. Happy Pride! I am honored to be here today to celebrate the 8th annual Hanoi Pride. Thank you to: the organizers of Hanoi Pride for all you have done to make this possible, the businesses and embassies that have sponsored this event, and I ...
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By vnmission | 22 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Sunday, September 8, 2019 Crescent Plaza, Ho Chi Minh City Xin chào quý vị! Good morning and thank you so much for the warm introduction. First of all, allow me to recognize Fulbright University Vietnam President Đàm Bích Thủy [Dom Bic TWEE] and her team for their leadership and vision. The speed at which this ...
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By vnmission | 8 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Friday, September 6, 2019 American Center, Ho Chi Minh City Xin chào quý vị! Good afternoon and thank you so much for the warm introduction. First of all, please join me in welcoming our new Consul General Marie Damour to Ho Chi Minh City. We are so happy to welcome you back to Vietnam in ...
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By vnmission | 6 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Good morning! Thank you Jan-Erik Stoa for your kind introduction and all the work you, and your team at Norwegian People’s Aid, did to make this second Cluster Munitions Remnants Survey workshop a reality. The U.S. government is proud to sponsor this important event, and I thank the U.S. State Department’s ...
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By vnmission | 27 August, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Sunday, June 23, 2019 Danang International Airport, Danang Vice Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn, Acting Director General of the Americas Division Lê Chí Dzũng, distinguished guests, friends and colleagues. It is a privilege to be here today to remember the sacrifice of American personnel who went missing in Vietnam so many years ago, as well as ...
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By vnmission | 23 June, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Intercontinental Landmark 72 Hotel, Hanoi Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome, and thank you for joining us to celebrate the 243rd anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. I want to first welcome our Guest of Honor from the Vietnamese Government, the Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngọc Anh. Minister Anh, ...
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By vnmission | 11 June, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Thursday, June 6, 2019 Saigon Hi-Tech Park, Ho Chi Minh City I would like to thank President Dam Bich Thủy for the outstanding honor of joining you today to break ground at the future site of the beautiful Fulbright University Vietnam campus. The bilateral relationship between the United States and Vietnam is stronger than it ...
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By vnmission | 6 June, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Saturday, May 11, 2019 Thong Nhat Park, Hanoi Undetectable equals Untransmittable (U=U) Dr. Phan Thị Thu Hương, Deputy Director of Vietnam Authority for HIV/AIDS Control; Dr. Nguyễn Khắc Hiền, Hanoi Department of Health leader; and Dr. Nguyễn Nhật Cảm, Director of the Hanoi CDC; government leaders; representatives from academic institutions and students; the United Nations ...
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By vnmission | 11 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Friday, May 10, 2019 Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, Hanoi Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the American Chamber of Commerce for your support in organizing today’s event. I am pleased to be joined by [Vietnamese VIPs]. I also want to welcome ...
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By vnmission | 10 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Friday, April 26, 2019 Air Quality Awareness Week is an occasion to discuss the importance of air quality and the harmful impacts of air pollution on human health, the economy, and the environment. Additionally, activities during Air Quality Awareness Week remind people to check the Air Quality Index to understand the best time of day ...
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By vnmission | 26 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Saturday, April 20, 2019 Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình; Vice Minister Nguyễn Chí Vịnh and representatives from the Ministry of National Defense and Committee 701; Chairman Đinh Quốc Thái and representatives from the Dong Nai People’s Committee; Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator Tom Udall, Senator Rob ...
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By vnmission | 20 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Thursday, March 14, 2019 Vinh University, Vinh City Good afternoon! Thank you Professor Khoa for inviting me to Vinh University. Thank you also to all the faculty and students who came here today. I am especially pleased to know that alumni of English Access programs, E-Teacher, and the Fulbright program are here today too. What ...
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By vnmission | 19 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Friday, December 7, 2018 The Park Hyatt Saigon, Ho Chi Minh Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Thank you to the Asian Economic Forum, the American Chamber of Commerce, Fulbright University Vietnam, and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry for your support in organizing today’s event. I am pleased to be joined by [Vietnamese VIPs]. ...
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By vnmission | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Thursday, December 6, 2018 Intercontinental Hotel Saigon, Ho Chi Minh Good afternoon. Acting Assistant Secretary Ian Steff, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor to be here and speak at this important seminar focused on opportunities for U.S.-Vietnam cooperation in Vietnam’s LNG sector. I’d like to take a moment to remember the life ...
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By vnmission | 6 December, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Hoang Yen Restaurant, Ho Chi Minh City Ladies and Gentlemen – good afternoon! It is an honor to address this meeting that joins the Fulbright University Vietnam Board of Directors and the Trust for University Innovation in Vietnam Board of Directors, together with Fulbright University Vietnam faculty, for the first time. ...
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By vnmission | 28 November, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), Hanoi Vice President Bình, distinguished guests of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, friends of the U.S.-Vietnam partnership, good afternoon, and thank you for inviting me here today. It is wonderful to be back! It seems like it was just yesterday when I had the privilege to ...
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By vnmission | 2 October, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), Ho Chi Minh President Thắng, distinguished faculty and students of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, good morning. It is an honor to be here at the premier training institution for Vietnam’s leaders and strategic thinkers of the party and government. ...
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By vnmission | 26 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Friday, September 21, 2018 DPAA Detachment 2 Annex, Hanoi Good afternoon to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Detachment Two team, and to our friends and colleagues who join us here for this important occasion. I am truly honored to be with you on National POW/MIA Recognition Day, an annual event during which Americans pause to ...
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By vnmission | 21 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Thursday, September 13, 2018 Pan Pacific Hotel, Hanoi What a pleasure it is to be here today to celebrate the success of the Vietnam Education Foundation. I would like to extend a warm welcome to Deputy Minister Nguyễn Phương Nga of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Dr. Kum Dongwha of the Vietnam ...
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By vnmission | 13 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Monday, September 10, 2018 Sheraton Hotel Hanoi Ballroom Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng, Mr. Under Secretary, Ambassador Phạm Quang Vinh, Good morning. Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished guests, it is great to be with you. Thank you, Michael, for the kind introduction. Thanks to Adam at the AmCham Hanoi, John Goyer from U.S. Chamber of ...
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By vnmission | 10 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Thursday, June 21, 2018 Melia Hotel, Hanoi Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome, and thank you so much for coming to celebrate the 242nd anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. It’s an absolute pleasure to be surrounded by so many friends for this special occasion. I want to first welcome our Guest of Honor from ...
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By vnmission | 21 June, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Vietnam Red Cross Headquarters, Hai Ba Trung Madam Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu, President of the Vietnam Red Cross; Representatives of Central Party Commission for External Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Health; Representatives of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent ...
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By vnmission | 12 December, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
Saturday, December 9, 2017 Melia Hotel, Hanoi It’s a pleasure to welcome you this evening to celebrate a true milestone in the U.S.-Vietnam relationship: the 25th anniversary of the Fulbright program in Vietnam. First, I’d like to thank the President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Mr. Nguyễn Vũ Tùng for joining us this evening. ...
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By vnmission | 9 December, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: AmbassadorKritenbrink
