Ambassador Michalak Holds Press Conference
Ambassador Michael Michalak held a press conference on February 3, 2010 to describe the U.S. Missions accomplishments over the past year and to describe its goals for the coming year.
Education Conference a Success!
On January 14 and 15 the U.S. Embassy Hanoi hosted its third Education Conference drawing more than 650 participants.
Environmental Health and Remediation MOU Signed
On December 16, 2009, the U.S. Government and Vietnams Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment signed a memorandum of understanding that lays the framework for implementing environmental health and remediation programs.
Embassy Headlines
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2010 Presidential State of the Union Address
On January 27, President Barack Obama delivered his first Presidential State of the Union Address to the Congress and the nation.
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Secretary of State Clinton Delivers Speech on Internet Freedom
On Jan. 21, Secretary Clinton outlined the U.S. commitment to Internet freedom, which she said is essential to upholding human rights and encouraging economic prosperity.
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Export Control and Regulated Border Security Training Seminar held in Hanoi
On Jan. 20, Embassy Political Officer, Michael Orona and Mr. Dao Duc Hao, Deputy Director of Vietnam Department of Customs delivered opening remarks at the first Export Control and Regulated Border Security training seminar of 2010 in Hanoi.
More News from the Embassy
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Mental Health Program at the American Center
On February 4, Martha Lincoln, PhD student in medical anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center and Hanoi School of Public Health and Bach-Tuyet Brown, Psychotherapist presented a program on mental health. The audience of 50 learned about the basics of mental health: the meaning of mental health, different forms of mental health and simple advice for caring for their own mental health and well-being.
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Access Students Visit the American Center
On Jan. 30, 16 students from the U.S. Embassy-funded Access program made their first visit to the American Center (AC). The students were accompanied by one of their teachers and several administrators from the Cleverlearn English Language Center. The American Center Director and the Public Affairs Assistant welcomed the group and provided a comprehensive look at the ACs services and products.
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“Slanguage: American Slangs”
On Feb. 3, 80 students enjoyed a lively presentation on the topic Slanguage: American Slangs. The presenters first provided some background on the use of slang in America. They then gave examples of words, their definitions and sample sentence use. Audience members were encouraged to create their own sentences. The final activity required patrons to use their new vocabulary to create and share short dialogues.
