​On the morning of September 21, 2023, at the Golden Lotus Convention and Wedding Center, Bien Hoa city, the Dong Nai Union of Friendship Organizations (DUFO) in coordination with the provincial Vietnam-US Friendship Association organized a Conference on the role of people-to-people diplomacy in the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and the United States. Attending the Conference were Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh, Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Former Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States, Chairman of the Vietnam – US Society; Deputy Head of the Propaganda and Training Commission under the provincial Party Committee Pham Tan Linh, Chairman of the DUFO Nguyen Thanh Tri and nearly 300 delegates who are leaders of departments, sectors and members of the provincial friendship associations.

At the Conference, Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh, Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Former Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States, Chairman of the Vietnam – US Society introduced the process of strengthening the friendly relationship Vietnam – United States. In recent times, Vietnam and the United States increasingly enhanced the US – Vietnam foreign relations in all fields by leaders’ visits of the two countries and signed important documents. Currently, both sides continue to make efforts to take relations to new steps. Therefore, people-to-people diplomacy plays an important role in eliminating barriers of the past, promote understanding and exchanges between two countries.

Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh presenting a specialized report at the Conference.

On this occasion, DUFO awarded prizes to the “Vietnamese American Singing Contest” held on September 16, 2023 with the participation of nearly 100 lecturers and students from universities. study in the province.