Party Central Committee member, Deputy FM Nguyen Manh Cuong meets with U.S. experts and scholars
WVR - On October 14, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong received a delegation of U.S. experts and scholars led by Professor Jonathan Stromseth from Duke University. The delegation was in attendance for the Vietnam-U.S. Future Initiative Workshop 2026, held from October 12-13 in Hanoi.
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| Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong and Professor Jonathan Stromseth, expert from Duke University. (Photo: Thanh Long) |
During the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong congratulated the positive outcomes achieved at the Vietnam-U.S. Future Initiative Workshop 2026, organized at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam as part of the cooperation program between the Diplomatic Academy and Duke University.
The Deputy Minister highly appreciated the contributions of the Initiative in enhancing mutual understanding, building trust, and proposing practical policy recommendations. He also affirmed that Vietnam values and wishes to continue promoting the stable, substantive, and deep development of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and the United States.
Expressing his pleasure at returning to Vietnam and attending the Vietnam-U.S. Future Initiative Workshop 2026, Professor Jonathan Stromseth praised the positive developments in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and the United States in recent times. He emphasized the importance of strengthening exchanges and dialogues between research institutions, experts, and policymakers of the two countries to further deepen bilateral relations.
Professor Jonathan Stromseth provided information on the notable outcomes of the Workshop, the progress of the research cooperation and policy dialogue program between the Diplomatic Academy and Duke University, especially the results achieved and policy recommendations proposed at this Workshop.
On behalf of the U.S. experts and scholars, Professor Jonathan Stromseth thanked the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diplomatic Academy for their attention, support, and close coordination in implementing the Initiative. He also expressed the desire to continue leveraging the role of academic and policy dialogue channels in enhancing understanding, building trust, and proposing specific, practical cooperation measures, contributing to effectively implementing commitments within the framework of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and the United States.
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| The delegates take a group photo. (Photo: Thanh Long) |
