Vietnamese Deputy PM Khiem Begins US Visit (12/March/2007 – Youth)
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem is now in the US for his official visit, until March 18.
His first step was San Francisco, California on March 10, where Khiem worked with heads of several universities and colleges of California, the mayor of Berkeley city, the Managing Director of the Bay Area World Trade Centre, CEO of the United Commercial Bank Thomas Wu, overseas Vietnamese in California, and the staff of the General Consulate of Vietnam.
Meeting with over 250 overseas Vietnamese in California, Khiem said the Vietnamese Party and Government considered overseas Vietnamese an important part of the Vietnamese community. He added that the Government has actively addressed issues on benefits for overseas Vietnamese, namely visa exemption, the purchase of property and investment policies.
Khiem directly answered questions from overseas Vietnamese on issues relating to State management, policies regarding overseas Vietnamese, as well as measures linking Vietnamese people at home and abroad.
