Two Steps Forward for Vietnam, Two Steps Back
Michael Michalak, the new US ambassador to Vietnam, has arrived with a pledge to push for improved human rights and enhanced economic relations. Michalak, a 32-year Foreign Service veteran, takes over from Ambassador Michael Marine amid tensions over the treatment of political dissenters.
During his three years in Hanoi, Marine saw growing bilateral trad…
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