The United States government has handed over a center that focuses on peacekeeping missions by the Vietnamese military, marking the two nations’ cooperation in the preservation of peace.A dedication ceremony was organized in Hanoi on Monday to mark the transfer of the peacekeeping training center from U.S. ownership to Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense.
The facility, along with relevant equipment, is designed to facilitate the training of peacekeeping forces.
Named S5, it has 15 training rooms able to accommodate 600 learners and a 254-seat conference hall.
The U.S. government has also agreed to provide a support package to assist the establishment of Vietnam’s first level-two field hospital, raising the value of support to US$10 million.
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| Colonel General Nguyen Chi Vinh (R, 3rd), Deputy Minister of National Defense, and U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius review the equipment included in the support package for Vietnam’s level-two field hospital. |
Speaking at the event, Colonel General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defense, said that Vietnam-U.S. defense cooperation had grown strongly over recent years, especially in the field of peacekeeping.
He confirmed that assistance provided by the U.S. and other nations will help transform the Vietnam Peacekeeping Center into a key facility for peacekeeping operations and training in the region.
According to U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius, America and the international community will always be willing to support Vietnam in the enhancement of the country’s peacekeeping capacity.
The diplomat expressed his belief that the Southeast Asian nation would succeed in international peacekeeping activities and continue to cooperate with other countries in addressing global issues.
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I am an attorney in the Washington DC area, with a Doctor of Law in the US, attended the master program at the National School of Administration of Việt Nam, and graduated from Sài Gòn University Law School. I aso studied philosophy at the School of Letters in Sài Gòn.
I have worked as an anti-trust attorney for Federal Trade Commission and a litigator for a fortune-100 telecom company in Washington DC. I have taught law courses for legal professionals in Việt Nam and still counsel VN government agencies on legal matters. I have founded and managed businesses for me and my family, both law and non-law.
I have published many articles on national newspapers and radio stations in Việt Nam.
In 1989 I was one of the founding members of US-VN Trade Council, working to re-establish US-VN relationship.
Since the early 90's, I have established and managed VNFORUM and VNBIZ forum on VN-related matters; these forums are the subject of a PhD thesis by Dr. Caroline Valverde at UC-Berkeley and her book Transnationalizing Viet Nam.
I translate poetry and my translation of "A Request at Đồng Lộc Cemetery" is now engraved on a stone memorial at Đồng Lộc National Shrine in VN.
I study and teach the Bible and Buddhism. In 2009 I founded and still manage dotchuoinon.com on positive thinking and two other blogs on Buddhism. In 2015 a group of friends and I founded website CVD - Conversations on Vietnam Development (cvdvn.net).
I study the art of leadership with many friends who are religious, business and government leaders from many countries.
In October 2011 Phu Nu Publishing House in Hanoi published my book "Positive Thinking to Change Your Life", in Vietnamese (TƯ DUY TÍCH CỰC Thay Đổi Cuộc Sống).
In December 2013 Phu Nu Publishing House published my book "10 Core Values for Success".
I practice Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi for health, and play guitar as a hobby, usually accompanying my wife Trần Lê Túy Phượng, aka singer Linh Phượng.
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