HANOI, May 2, 2020 — Today, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink announced that the U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will be providing an additional $5 million to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Vietnamese economy. The funds will be utilized to bring much needed ...
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By vnmission | 2 May, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: USAID
Hanoi, April 27, 2020 — The United States Government recently announced a global financial commitment for countries affected by the novel coronavirus COVID-19, including Vietnam. Today, the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink announced that the U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing nearly $4.5 million to its ...
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By vnmission | 27 April, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: USAID
HANOI, APRIL 15, 2020 — Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) virtually signed a $42 million agreement to advance Vietnam’s economic competitiveness, through strengthening private sector competitiveness, innovation and startup ecosystems, and human capital. USAID technical assistance activities under this agreement will enhance the ...
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By vnmission | 15 April, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: USAID
Hanoi, Vietnam, April 8, 2020: The United States Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, and the Government of Vietnam worked together to facilitate the logistics and approvals necessary to expedite the delivery of personal protective equipment to the United States. The first of two initial shipments of over 450,000 DuPont protective suits made in Vietnam departed Hanoi ...
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By vnmission | 8 April, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Vietnam | Tags: USAID
HANOI, November 14, 2019 — Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Vietnam, together with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOIT), convened a workshop on international best practices to prevent origin fraud, illegal transshipment, and the evasion of trade remedies. Deputy Director General of the ...
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By vnmission | 14 November, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: USAID
HANOI, November 1, 2019 – Today, at the Vietnam Ministry of National Defense’s Headquarters in Hanoi, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Vice Minister of National Defense Senior Lieutenant General Nguyễn Chí Vịnh, and USAID/Vietnam Mission Director Michael Greene participated in an ...
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By vnmission | 1 November, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Vietnam | Tags: Initiate Dioxin Remediation at Bien Hoa Airbase Area, USAID
HANOI, July 10, 2019 — Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance launched the USAID Trade Facilitation Program. It was attended by Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink, USAID/Vietnam Mission Director Michael Greene, as well as representatives from local government ...
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By vnmission | 10 July, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases | Tags: Customs Procedures, USAID
HANOI, November 10, 2017 – Today, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink announced over $1 million in emergency assistance and longer-term disaster risk reduction support to Vietnam to respond to the impacts of Typhoon Damrey and future disasters on behalf of the U.S. Government. Typhoon Damrey made landfall in Vietnam on Saturday, November 4, ...
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By vnmission | 9 November, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
HANOI, October 19, 2016 – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam Limited (Coca-Cola Vietnam) signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a partnership to increase the use of renewable energy and improve industrial energy efficiency in Vietnam. “While enjoying rapid growth, Vietnam is experiencing a soaring rate of ...
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By | 20 October, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
DANANG, October 18, 2016 – Today, Vietnam and the United States jointly commemorated the start of the second and final phase of thermal treatment at the Danang Airport. This phase will remediate a second batch of approximately 45,000 cubic meters of dioxin-contaminated soil and sediment under a project that is greatly benefiting the people of ...
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By vnmission | 18 October, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: #ambassador, #dioxin, USAID
HANOI, August 3, 2016 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Vietnam today announced the arrival of new leadership. Mr. Michael Greene, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, assumed the position of Mission Director for USAID Vietnam in July 2016. Before this post, Mr. Greene was the Director of ...
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By vnmission | 3 August, 2016 | Topics: embassy, Government Offices, Press Releases | Tags: USAID
HAI PHONG, February 25, 2016 — Researchers, activists, representatives of international development partners and Vietnamese government officials at the central and provincial levels, including those from the country’s five Red River Delta provinces (Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh and Quang Ninh), are gathering at a two-day climate change symposium that aims to ...
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By vnmission | 25 February, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Ambassador Ted Osius, Collective Climate Action in Red River Delta Region, USAID
