VietNamNet Bridge - "It's with great pride, enormous honor and a unique opportunity in my life that I will remember forever," said Hoang Tuan Anh about his meeting with President Barack Obama.
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"Mr. Obama's hands are very warm!" said Tran My Linh, a student of
the National University of Social Sciences and Humanities, who was
selected to present flowers to the US President on the evening of May 22
at Noi Bai International Airport.
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Linh, 21 years old, is a
student of linguistics. She is not only pretty but also an excellent
student. She won the consolation prize at the 8th National English
Olympiad and the talent prize at the Miss Vietnam National University
2015.
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In 2015 Hoang Tuan Anh was among Vietnamese students who
had the chance to meet the US President at the Summit of Young Southeast
Asia Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), which took place in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
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"This was quite an unexpected opportunity. The message conveyed by Mr. Obama in his speech greatly inspired me," he said.
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Currently,
Tuan Anh is in charge of human resources for the International
Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences (AIESEC) in
Vietnam.
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Nguyen Chi Long, 25 years old, a 6th year student at the
University of Medicine and Pharmacy (University of Hue) – won a lot of
prizes. He was a representative of Vietnam at the YSEALI Summit in
Myanmar.
In this program, Chi Long shook hand with President Obama
twice. Along with young representatives from 10 Southeast Asian
countries, he met with and talked with the US President.
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Ta Di Dan
is a 16 years old boy of Vietnamese origin, who is currently studying
at Oxford Academy High School in Cypress, California, USA.
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Di Dan
is one of the 10 excellent scouts who represented 2.3 million members
of the Scout Association of America presented the annual report to
President Obama and the US Congress.
On March 1, he and
representative of the Scout Association of American visited the White
House and met with the US President and other senior leaders.
Di Dan stressed that President Obama had a very strong handshake.
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Huy Hiep (born 1991) is a member of the YSEALI Civic Engagement who
took part in a 5 week program at the University of Omaha in Nebraska,
USA in September 2015. During this trip, Hiep had the opportunity to
meet with the US President.
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Hiep also had the opportunity to take photos with Hillary Clinton in July 2015.
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Linh Nhat