US to Send East Asia Diplomat to Vietnam After Putin Visit
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The US is dispatching a top diplomat to Vietnam on the heels of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Southeast Asian country, which gave the Russian leader a 21-gun salute and vowed closer ties.
US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink is visiting Hanoi Friday and Saturday for meetings with senior government officials “to underscore the strong US commitment to implementing the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” according to a statement on the State Department’s website. Kritenbrink will “reaffirm the United States’ support for a strong, independent, resilient, and prosperous Vietnam,” it said.