Hanoi, Aug. 20 -- Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc congratulated the Ambassador on the start of her tenure in Viet Nam, expressing his confidence that with her working experience, the Ambassador would have a successful tenure and make important contributions to advancing the Viet Nam-U.S. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership towards a stable, substantive and effective manner.

Viet Nam consistently regards the U.S. as one of its partners of top strategic importance and wishes to work with the U.S. to fully leverage the strategic values of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework and deepen bilateral cooperation, Pham affirmed.

He went on to say that economic, trade and investment cooperation will remain a driving forc...