President Truong Tan Sang and his entourage left Hanoi on July 23, heading to the US for an official visit from July 24-26 at the invitation of President Barack Obama.

The President’s entourage includes Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Head of the Presidential Office Dao Viet Trung, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang, Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat, Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of Public Security To Lam, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong and Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Le Hoai Trung, among others.
During the visit, President Sang is scheduled to hold talks and meetings with leaders of the US State and Parliament.

He will also meet with politicians, businesspeople, scholars, leaders of a number of international organisations and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the US .

Members of the delegation will also hold meetings with representatives from US partner agencies to discuss ways to boost friendship and cooperation between the two countries./.