US Deputy Secretary of State to pay four-day working visit to Vietnam

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will pay a working visit to Vietnam from June 10-13 at the invitation of Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told reporters on Thursday.

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will pay a working visit to Vietnam from June 10-13 at the invitation of Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told reporters on Thursday.

The US delegation, led by the Deputy Secretary of State, will meet representatives of Vietnam's agencies to discuss bilateral cooperation and international and regional issues of mutual concerns, said Le.

Vietnam and the U.S. normalized relations in 1995 and elevated their ties to comprehensive partnership in 2013.

The US remains the largest importer of Vietnam's commodities. The Southeast Asian nation gained US$91.5 billion and US$49.6 billion from exporting to the US in 2021 and in the first five months of 2022, respectively, according to the General Statistics Office.