Minister of Finance works with US Ambassador

On the afternoon of May 8, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang had a meeting and worked with US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper.

Minister Thang said that as assigned by the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Finance was assigned to lead the delegation to attend the SelectUSA 2025 Investment Summit taking place from May 11 to 14 in Maryland (USA). This is one of the key activities to promote Vietnam-US trade and investment relations.

The Vietnamese delegation attending this conference has the largest number of registrations ever, showing that Vietnamese businesses are increasingly interested in the US investment environment and want to increase their presence in this market.

US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper (Photo: Ministry of Finance).

In addition to attending and chairing activities at the SelectUSA Conference, the delegation will also work with US authorities and leading associations and businesses in fields such as semiconductors, high technology, startups, banking, green finance, etc.

Through these activities, the Government wants to convey a message of determination to promote bilateral economic and trade relations in a fair, mutually beneficial and sustainable manner, in the context of the world witnessing profound changes in global trade policies and environment.

At the reception, Ambassador Marc E. Knapper was pleased to learn that the Vietnamese delegation had an impressive number of delegates attending the SelectUSA 2025 Investment Summit. The great interest and enthusiastic participation demonstrated an important moment in the bilateral relationship between Vietnam and the US as this year will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. This is also an opportunity to seek ways to further deepen the economic and investment relationship between the two countries.

Over the past time, Vietnam and the US have witnessed remarkable developments in bilateral relations, especially since the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2023.

Minister Nguyen Van Thang expressed his belief that the Ambassador's central role and the close coordination of relevant parties will strengthen the future of effective, substantive and long-term economic and trade cooperation.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/bo-truong-bo-tai-chinh-lam-viec-voi-dai-su-my-20250508222643593.htm