John Kerry left Maryland, the US for Hanoi on January 11 to begin a three-day visit to Vietnam (January 12-14). This is his last visit to Vietnam as the US Secretary of State. |
US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius welcomed Mr Kerry at Noi Bai International Airport on the evening of January 12, 2016. |
Mr Kerry’s first visit to Vietnam was in mid-December 2013. Pictured is Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh receiving Mr Kerry on December 16, 2013. |
Mr Kerry talked to students before delivering a speech at Tan An Tay village, Ngoc Hien district, Ca Mau province. |
He paid the second visit to Vietnam on August 6-8 at the invitation of Deputy PM and FM Pham Binh Minh. Pictured is President Truong Tan Sang welcoming him at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. |
The US Secretary of State met Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong on August 7, 2015. |
He delivered a special speech on Vietnam-US relations, |
and talked with students at the US Embassy in Hanoi. |
Mr Kerry accompanied President Barrack Obama during a visit to Vietnam on May 22-25. He strolled around Hoan Kiem lake on May 23 afternoon and answered an NBC News correspondent’s interview. |
Mr Kerry met Secretary of HCM City Party Committee Dinh La Thang at a ceremony to hand over a license to Fulbright Vietnam University on May 25, 2016. |
