The Vietnam Consulate General in Houston, Texas, held a meetingon July 15 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the normalisation ofVietnam-US relations.
Present at the function wererepresentatives from the Houston administration, US organisations andbusinesses and overseas Vietnamese living in the US .
Addressingthe event, Consul General to Houston Le Dung reviewed major landmarksin Vietnam-US relations since the two countries normalised theirrelations in 1995.
After 15 years, the US has become Vietnam’s biggest export market and biggest investor. The number ofVietnamese students in the US has increased sharply, from 800 in1995 to 13,000 at present. Many universities from both countries havecarried out numerous training cooperation projects.
Vietnam’sopening of its Consulate General in Houston in 2009 presented a greatlandmark in the development of relations between the two countries,helping to promote and expand bilateral cooperation in economics,education, science, technology, culture and tourism, he said.
Earlier on July 14, the anniversary was also celebrated by the VietnamEmbassy in the US and the US Department of State in the presence offormer US President Bill Clinton, senators John Kerry and John McCainand congressman Eni Faleomavagea along with many senior USofficials./.
Present at the function wererepresentatives from the Houston administration, US organisations andbusinesses and overseas Vietnamese living in the US .
Addressingthe event, Consul General to Houston Le Dung reviewed major landmarksin Vietnam-US relations since the two countries normalised theirrelations in 1995.
After 15 years, the US has become Vietnam’s biggest export market and biggest investor. The number ofVietnamese students in the US has increased sharply, from 800 in1995 to 13,000 at present. Many universities from both countries havecarried out numerous training cooperation projects.
Vietnam’sopening of its Consulate General in Houston in 2009 presented a greatlandmark in the development of relations between the two countries,helping to promote and expand bilateral cooperation in economics,education, science, technology, culture and tourism, he said.
Earlier on July 14, the anniversary was also celebrated by the VietnamEmbassy in the US and the US Department of State in the presence offormer US President Bill Clinton, senators John Kerry and John McCainand congressman Eni Faleomavagea along with many senior USofficials./.
