Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong toured the states of Illinois and Missouri to seek support for Viet Nam-US economic and trade ties on Tuesday.
HA NOI (Biz Hub)— Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong toured the states of Illinois and Missouri to seek support for Viet Nam-US economic and trade ties on Tuesday.
The diplomat delivered a speech at a plenary session of the Illinois House of Representatives highlighting the bright prospects of Viet Nam-US relations in economics, trade and investment as the two joined negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP).
The ambassador also met with the mayors of Columbia and Springfield and the chairman of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce.
Addressing the Viet Nam – Missouri Business Forum, Cuong briefed Missouri businesspeople on Viet Nam's socio-economic development and policies to attract foreign investment, especially in high technology, biotechnology and human resources.