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Wednesday, December 3, 2003
Contact: Bill Mosley
Tel.: (202) 366-4570
Media Advisory
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta, Vietnamese Transport Minister Binh To Sign
First-Ever U.S.-Vietnam Aviation Agreement
As part of the continuing effort to strengthen U.S.-Vietnam relations and
expand trade between the two countries, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y.
Mineta and Vietnam’s Transport Minister Dao Dinh Binh will sign the first-ever
comprehensive air services agreement between their two countries on Thursday,
Dec. 4.
Also attending the signing ceremony will be Vietnam’s Deputy Prime
Minister Vu Khoan and Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Nguyen Tam
Chien.
Secretary Mineta and Minister Binh will deliver brief remarks and then
sign the historic agreement.
WHO: U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan
Vietnamese Transport Minister Dao Dinh Binh
Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States
Nguyen Tam Chien
WHAT: Signing of historic U.S.-Vietnam Air
Services Agreement
WHEN: Thursday, December 4
2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Marx Media Center
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 7th St. S.W.
Washington
Media should arrive at the DOT headquarter’s southwest entrance by 2:15 to
be escorted to the signing ceremony.
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