Letter to The Honorable Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister, Socialist Republic of Vietnam

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Letter to The Honorable Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister, Socialist Republic of Vietnam

The Honorable Nguyen Tan Dung
Prime Minister
Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

We write to offer our support for efforts to bring the Peace Corps to Vietnam. The Peace Corps has a long and distinguished history of enhancing relations between the United States and other nations and peoples, and it is our hope that the Peace Corps should play that important role in Vietnam.

The United States and Vietnam have strong economic and social ties that are deepening with every generation. Introducing the Peace Corps in Vietnam would help strengthen theses ties, while demonstrating the importance of the growing relationship between our countries.

We believe that bringing the Peace Corps to Vietnam could also provide tangible benefits to your country. Vietnam has a dynamic and expanding economy, and its growth has been a sterling example to others in the region. The Peace Corps could help promote further growth be developing and broadening the skill set of the work force. In particular, we believe that Vietnam's large new generation of workers would benefit from Peace Corps training programs and interaction with Peace Corps volunteers.

We were pleased to learn that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem discussed the Peace Corps with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during his recent trip to the United States. We offer our support for this initiative, and affirm our commitment to support full funding Peace Corps aid programs in Vietnam if it is approved.

Although there are several other countries that are actively seeking a Peace Corps presence, we believe bringing the Peace Corps to Vietnam should be a top priority. We therefore encourage you to complete the country agreement so that the Peace Corps can move forward with its planning.

Please let us know if there is any assistance we could provide to ensure a timely consideration of this program. Thank you for your consideration.

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