President Barack Obama travelled to Vietnam this week, the third consecutive president to have visited the country, demonstrating that Vietnam and the US are true global partners.
President Barack Obama travelled to Vietnam this week, the third consecutive president to have visited the country, demonstrating that Vietnam and the US are true global partners.
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| President Barack Obama upon his arrival at Noi Bai International Airport on the evening of May 22 in Hanoi |
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| President Tran Dai Quang formally welcomes President Barack Obama on May 23 at the welcoming honour guard ceremony |
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| Later on May 23, President Tran Dai Quang and his US counterpart Obama pose for photo shaking hands at the Presidential Palace |
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| President Barack Obama speaking at talks with President Tran Dai Quang on May 23 about strengthening the two nations’ strategic partnership |
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| At the conclusion of the May 23 dialogue, the two leaders at a press conference at which they announce the lifting of the US arms embargo |
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| Party Leader Nguyen Phu Trong and President Barack Obama discuss trade issues and the status of the stalled Trans Pacific Partnership on May 23 in Hanoi and prospects for passage |
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| High level officials from both nations attend a dialogue at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 23 where they discuss measures to bolster the two nations’ comprehensive partnership |
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| Later on May 24th, President Barack Obama travels to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex, where National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan takes him on a guided tour |
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| President Barack Obama dines at a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter on May 24 with popular Chef Anthony Bourdain, who is well known for his love of adventurous street food |
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| Obama speaks on May 24 at a luncheon to an audience of approximately 2,000 intellectuals, students and entrepreneurs at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi |
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| Later on May 24, he tours the Ngoc Hoang Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City |
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| Obama discusses the technicalities of an innovative project on May 24 with a student at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities |
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| President Barack Obama on May 24 switched roles from that of a visiting head of state to one of a host holding talks with young Vietnamese businessmen and women about the bountiful future economic prospects of the nation |
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The top US leader attends a town hall meeting on May 25, with members of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) at the GEM Centre in HCM City shortly before his departure |
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| President Barack Obama answers questions of YSEALI delegates on May 25 at the GEM Centre in HCM City |
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| At the conclusion of the YSEALI exchange, Obama leaving the Gem Centre on his way to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, where he will depart for the G7 Summit in Japan |
(Source: VOV)
