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  • : U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear, Consul General Le An and Vice Admiral Scott Swift are welcomed by Vietnamese officials and officers in a pierside reception at Danang’s Tien Sa Port.

    U.S.-Vietnam Naval Exchange Activities

    The U.S. began naval exchange activities with the Vietnam People’s Navy on April 23 in the central city of Danang. This five-day collaboration focuses on non-combatant events and skills exchanges in areas such as diving medicine, navigation, and firefighting.

  • U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David B. Shear waters a freshly potted plant on the shores of Hanoi’s Ngoc Khanh Lake for Earth Day 2012.

    Earth Day 2012

    U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David B. Shear marked Earth Day 2012 by helping the Ngoc Khanh Ward Women’s Union launch their campaign to clean up and protect Ngoc Khanh Lake.

  • A student asks Tuan Nam Quartet band members about the differences between Jazz and other music.

    Jazz Performance at the American Center

    The sounds of jazz music filled the air at the American Center on April 20 as Hanoi-based pianist Nguyen Tuan Nam and his quartet spoke to and performed for an audience of more than 130 young people.

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  • U.S. Embassy Hanoi
    Foreign Service Officer Test to be Held June 2

    The U.S. Embassy Hanoi will be a testing site for the Foreign Service Officer Test from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon on Saturday, June 2, 2012 for interested individuals. Online registration is open now. Applicants can register online by going to http://careers.state.gov/ and clicking on ‘Register for the FSOT’. Seating is limited, so applicants are encouraged to register as soon as possible. 

  • A Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam law student presents her team’s case to the International Moot Court Practice Rounds judges at the American Center on March 21.
    Moot Court Comes to the American Center

    Two teams of aspiring attorneys faced a tough panel of judges on March 21 at the American Center in a first- ever Moot Court exercise designed to help Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) law students practice for the upcoming Sixteenth Annual Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition to be held at Stetson University in Florida. 

  • Smile Trekker Visits American Center
    Smile Trekker Visits American Center

    Over 110 people listened intently as Winston Fiore explained at the American Center on February 22, how and why he decided to undertake a 5,000 mile walking circuit around Southeast Asia to raise funds for the International Children’s Surgical Foundation. Fiore, who not long ago returned from a seven-month tour in Afghanistan with the United States Marine Corps, shared that his idea for “The Smile Trek” grew from a desire to help people in developing countries, such as the ones he had met during his military training in Senegal. 

  • Conversation Hour attendees participate in a language-learning activity at the American Center in Hanoi.
    Improve Your English at American Center Conversation Hours

    The American Center in Hanoi will continue to host “Conversation Hours” with moderators Cassie Brenn and Isabella Pierangelo three times every week. These informal sessions are designed to give you the opportunity to practice your English with a native speaker.