Vietnam considers the US one of its leading important partners and wishes to promote the comprehensive partnership with the US on the basis of respect for each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institution.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on Saturday broke ground on the construction of the new US Embassy in Cau Giay District, Hanoi.

The US Embassy wishes to cooperate with Vietnam to remove the country from the US’s special watch list on religious freedom, Ambassador Marc E. Knapper told Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang during their meeting in Hanoi on April 14.

In Hanoi, Secretary Blinken will meet with senior officials to build on the momentum of US President Joe Biden’s call with Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong late last month.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Vietnam, and Japan from April 11-18, according to the US Department of State in a press statement.

Vietnam always considers the US one of the top important partners, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told a delegation of members of the US Congress led by Senator Jeff Merkley during a reception in Hanoi on April 8.

Oregon’s US Senator Jeff Merkley – a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will lead a bicameral congressional delegation to Vietnam and Indonesia that will take place over this week and next, according to the US Embassy in Hanoi.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held high-level phone talks with US President Joe Biden on March 29 night (Vietnam time).

The new economic cooperation framework involving the United States and Vietnam, and the updated version of a trade and investment deal, are set to drive bilateral ties forward.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Politburo member and Minister of Public Security To Lam received visiting US Trade Representative Katherine Tai in Hanoi on February 13.

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai is due to pay a visit to Vietnam on February 13 – 15, according to the US Embassy in Hanoi.

In 1981, when returning to Hanoi, US veterans heard the Vietnamese people say ‘Welcome to Vietnam’. John Terzano said he was moved by the act of kindness and openness.

"I think our relationship with Vietnam is fundamentally strategic in nature...", US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper said in an online exchange with VietNamNet readers.

The United States Mission to Vietnam and Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment announced an initiative to spur private sector stainable growth.

Contact activities and high-level visits by Vietnames and US leaders will be announced at an appropriate time, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had meetings with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa in Bangkok on November 17 on the occasion of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on November 7 affirmed support to Vietnam in just energy transition and climate change response.

“Vietnam-US relations are stronger than ever. Vietnam plays a central role in our Indo-Pacific Strategy,” US Assistant to Secretary of State for Asia Pacific Daniel Kritenbrink told reporters in Hanoi at a press conference on October 12.

Minister of Education Nguyen Kim Son on September 25 concluded his US working trip that aimed to strengthen education partnership between the two countries.