President Vo Van Thuong arrives in San Francisco, starting participation in APEC Leaders’ Week: President Vo Van Thuong (R) is greeted at the San Francisco Airport (Photo: WVR/Tuan Anh)

The President and his entourage were met at the airport by Vietnam’s Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, and representatives from the APEC 2023 organiser.

The President will join leaders of APEC economies in discussing issues of key significance to the regional and world economy, outlining orientations for cooperation in trade, investment, science-technology, innovation and other fields.

Vietnam will work together with other APEC member economies to promote the spirit of constructive and responsible dialogue, uphold multilateralism and cooperation and joint actions for sustainable and prosperous development in the region.

President Thuong is scheduled to attend and speak at the APEC CEO Summit, and attend dialogues between APEC Economic Leaders and partners and invited guests, and the high-level meeting of the Indo-Pacific economic framework.

President Vo Van Thuong arrives in San Francisco, starting participation in APEC Leaders’ Week: President Vo Van Thuong and overseas Vietnamese people. (Photo: WVR/Tuan Anh)

He will hold bilateral meetings with leaders of APEC member economies, and leaders of countries and international organisations attending the APEC Leaders' Week.

The President will have meetings with US leaders, attend and speak at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and participate in a roundtable meeting on high technology. He also plans to meet executives of some leading US companies.

With the United States, the President's activities at the APEC Leaders' Week and bilateral activities with US leaders and partners, especially in California, will continue to promote bilateral relations in the spirit of the recent Joint Leaders’ Statement on elevating Vietnam-US relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, especially in the fields of education and training, science and technology, innovation and connecting localities.