Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink’s Travel to Hanoi

Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam June 21 to 22.  He will meet with senior Vietnam government officials to underscore the strong U.S. commitment to implementing the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and to working with Vietnam in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.  The Assistant Secretary will also reaffirm the United States’ support for a strong, independent, resilient, and prosperous Vietnam.  Finally, the Assistant Secretary will discuss shared objectives for next month’s ASEAN-related ministerial meetings, which will take place in Vientiane, Lao PDR.