Including the visit on January 13, 2017, Mr. John Kerry has visited Vietnam four times as US Secretary of State.
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| On January 11, US Secretary of State John Kerry boarded a plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland (USA) to go to Vietnam. The visit will last 3 days (January 12-14). This visit may be the last time Mr. John Kerry comes to Vietnam as US Secretary of State. Mr. Kerry is considered a Secretary of State who actively supports Vietnam-US relations (Photo: US Department of State) |
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| Mr. John Kerry's first visit to Vietnam as Secretary of State took place in mid-December 2013. In the photo, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh welcomed Secretary of State John Kerry on the afternoon of December 16, 2013, in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) |
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| Although this is his first visit to Vietnam as Secretary of State, Vietnam is not unfamiliar to the head of the US diplomatic service. John Kerry has visited Vietnam many years ago in different historical periods. In the photo, Mr. Kerry talks with students before giving a speech in Tan An Tay commune, Ngoc Hien district, Ca Mau province during his visit to Vietnam in 2013 (Photo: state.gov) |
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| The second time the US Secretary of State visited Vietnam was a three-day visit from August 6-8, 2015. The visit was at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. In the photo, President Truong Tan Sang welcomes Secretary of State John Kerry at the Presidential Palace (Photo: Dan Tri) |
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| US Secretary of State pays courtesy visit to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on the afternoon of August 7, 2015 (Photo: Dan Tri) |
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| During this visit, Secretary of State John Kerry gave an emotional speech with the theme "United States - Vietnam: Towards the Future" (Photo: AFP) |
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| He had a live conversation with students at the US Embassy in Hanoi. Here, Mr. Kerry discussed educational cooperation and plans to establish Fulbright University Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: AFP) |
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| The third time Secretary of State John Kerry visited Vietnam was to accompany President Barack Obama to visit Vietnam from the evening of May 22 to May 25, 2016. The appearance of the Secretary of State at Hoan Kiem Lake when answering an interview with a foreign TV channel attracted the attention of the Vietnamese people because of his friendliness and closeness. In the photo, Mr. Kerry waved to the Vietnamese people on the banks of Hoan Kiem Lake on the afternoon of May 23, 2016 (Photo: VietnamNet) |
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| US Secretary of State John Kerry had a friendly conversation with Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Dinh La Thang during the ceremony to grant the establishment license to Fulbright University Vietnam on May 25, 2016. Previously, on the evening of May 24, Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Dinh La Thang had a friendly conversation with the Foreign Minister about the relationship between the two countries and the development of Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: Zing) |
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