hello vietnam. i'm very much lookingforward to going back to vietnam for the first time as secretary of state and obviously i ama little older and grayer since i first landed in vietnam
How To Address A Letter To John Kerry, as a newly minted young naval officerbut i can still close my eyes i can remember the country that i sawthen during the war or cited water buffaloes incrediblenarrow rivers mangled fishermen wooden boats overresonates most with me
is how much vietnam has changed overthese last five decades when i touched down at the hanoi airportin 1991 on my first trip back as a civilian a senator the streets were filled with bicycles almost no cars ormotorcycles. in the year since the embargo was liftedwe achieve normalization and trade vietnam has become an energized modern nation. vietnam has been and continues to be acountry on the move. and are evolving relationship today is about the future what we can dotogether to seize the common
possibilities that lie ahead. nowwhere is our cooperation moreimportant that on the environment. today in the face and rapid economic growth wildlife trafficking and climate changethe mekong region faces enormous challenges. we must protect and preserve thisfragile ecosystem not simply for our own sake for theworld that our children grandchildren will inherit. i know we can meet this challenge headon as we do so
i really look forward to immersingmyself in the sights and sounds of vietnam from the bustling traffic in xe ã´m tothe elegant simplicity notre dame basilica. our team will be keeping you updated andtaking feedback on facebook. so be sure to connect with us there. see you soon friends. see you soon
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