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Fore Dedicates Mission in Vietnam

FrontLines: August 2008

Administrator Henrietta Fore dedicated USAID’s new Vietnam mission during a three-day visit in July to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Fore told Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that the United States was looking to deepen its relationship with Vietnam and supports its economic reforms and adoption of the rule of law.

This year, USAID will provide around $70 million for Vietnam, about $48 million of which is for HIV/AIDS.

In Hanoi, Fore visited USAID-funded information technology classes for the disabled and struck the gong that opens trading at the Hanoi Securities Trading Center. USAID has been helping Vietnam develop its securities laws and regulations.

Fore and Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed an agreement promoting trade and investment as well as good governance and enhanced rule of law.

In Ho Chi Minh City, Fore visited an HIV/AIDS and methadone outpatient clinic. She urged health officials to look to the private sector as a partner in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment to lessen the government’s dependence on international aid. Fore also toured the Saigon Port to study infrastructure problems.

USAID’s Vietnam mission previously was part of the Regional Development Mission for Asia, which is based in Bangkok. During the dedication ceremony, Fore noted that the creation of the new mission reflects the growing importance of U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic and economic relations.★

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