Top legislator to hold online working session with US business delegation
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will chair an online working session with a high-ranking delegation from the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) on September 30, at the suggestion of the council’s President and CEO Ted Osius.
Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman VuongDinh Hue will chair an online working session with a high-ranking delegationfrom the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) on September 30, at the suggestionof the council’s President and CEO Ted Osius.
The event will be attended by the council’s President and CEO Ted Osius, SeniorVice President and Regional Managing Director Michael Michalak,representatives from the US Embassy in Vietnam, and executives of more than 30leading multinational corporations in the US.
On the Vietnamese side, besides the NA Chairman, there will bethe presence of Chairman of the NA’s Commission for External Relations, GeneralSecretary of the NA and Chief of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong, representativesfrom NA committees, officials from ministries, central agencies and sectors,and representatives from the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Held at the request of the USABC, the session aims to demonstratethe commitment of the US private sector as a reliable partner and resource to Vietnam’sefforts to promote priority goals, particularly in digital transformation andsustainable development.
The working session will also continue to boost economic, tradeand investment ties between the two countries through discussions and recommendationsfrom US businesses regarding production and business activities and thebuilding of priority policies, as well as Vietnam’s recommendations on USbusinesses’ trade, investment activities in the country.
The enforcement of free trade agreements in which Vietnam andthe US have related interests such as EVFTA and RCEP will also be tabled.
The USABC is a Washington-based non-profit organisation that aims to foster economic growth and trade tiesbetween the US and ten member countries of the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN).
Thecouncil’s President and CEO Ted Osius and Senior Vice Presidentand Regional Managing Director Michael Michalak were bothformer US Ambassadors to Vietnam./.
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Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue. (Photo: VNA) 
