* On the afternoon of July 8, Mr. Le Huu Hoang - Permanent Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee chaired a courtesy reception for the delegation of officers and commanders of the USS Blue Ridge of the US Navy and the Waesche of the US Coast Guard. Vice Admiral Fred Kacher - Commander of the 7th Fleet, US Indo- Pacific Command led the delegation of officers and commanders of the ships; accompanying the delegation were Mr. Marc Knapper - US Ambassador to Vietnam; Ms. Susan Burns - US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City.
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| Working scene. |
At the reception, the provincial leaders expressed their joy in welcoming the delegation to visit and work in Khanh Hoa. The provincial leaders also introduced to the delegation the potential, strengths, and socio -economic development orientation of Khanh Hoa, as well as the activities and cooperation programs between Khanh Hoa and the United States in recent years. At the same time, they expressed their wish to continue promoting cooperative relations with US localities in many fields such as tourism, education, health, science, technology, etc.
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| Permanent Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Le Huu Hoang presented a souvenir to Mr. Marc Knapper - US Ambassador to Vietnam. |
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| Khanh Hoa Provincial leaders presented souvenirs to Vice Admiral Fred Kacher - Commander of the 7th Fleet |
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| Vice Admiral Fred Kacher presents souvenirs from the USS Blue Ridge to leaders of Khanh Hoa province. |
US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper expressed his thanks for the warm welcome of the authorities and government of Khanh Hoa province. He affirmed that the visit of the two ships will contribute to maintaining the friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and the United States. Mr. Marc Knapper also said that he will continue to seek different ways to effectively enhance the cooperative relationship between Khanh Hoa and the two cities of San Diego and Boston; support Khanh Hoa in attracting and seeking investors in the high-tech industry and developing cooperation in the tourism sector; in addition, he hopes that the visit of the sailors and officers of the two ships will contribute to enhancing mutual understanding between the people of the two countries, contributing to promoting people-to-people exchange activities between Khanh Hoa and US partners in particular, and between Vietnam and the United States in general.
* Earlier, at noon of the same day, at Cam Ranh International Port, a ceremony was held to welcome the USS Blue Ridge and Waesche, officially starting a courtesy visit to Khanh Hoa province from July 8 to 12.
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| Representatives of agencies and units welcomed US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper. |
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| Vice Admiral Fred Kacher - Commander of the 7th Fleet shook hands and greeted representatives of agencies and units. |
During the visit to Khanh Hoa, the Commander of the 7th Fleet, the US Indo-Pacific Command and the ship's command group will pay courtesy visits to the leaders of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee, the leaders of the Navy; participate in sports exchanges with officers and soldiers of Naval Region 4 and Coast Guard Region 3. Groups of officers and crew will participate in a number of professional activities with functional units of the Ministry of National Defense; exchange English, visit facilities for children and the disadvantaged...
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| US representatives took souvenir photos with agencies and units welcoming the delegation. |
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| US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper and Vice Admiral Fred Kacher talk with officers and soldiers of the Vietnam Navy. |
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| USS Blue Ridge is one of two Blue Ridge-class command ships, the ship is stationed in Japan as flagship of the 7th Fleet. |
The visit aims to contribute to maintaining the friendly relations and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development between Vietnam and the United States.
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| US Coast Guard cutter Waesche. |
It is known that the USS Blue Ridge is the flagship and command ship of the 7th Fleet, based in Yokosuka (Japan), and is considered a command and control ship in the US Navy. The Waesche is a Legend-class patrol ship, the largest patrol ship in the US Coast Guard.
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