Senior Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council (UABC) Michael Michalak meets Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan, June 17, 2019. (Photo: VNA)

At a meeting with Senior Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council (UABC) Michael Michalak on Monday, Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan highly valued efforts by Michalak, a former US ambassador to Vietnam, to promote bilateral relations.

Michalak asked HCM City’s authorities to create conditions for investment in education, training, and human resources development. The US is a leading trade partner of HCM City.

Bilateral trade reached 8.2 billion USD in 2018. With 400 projects worth 1 billion USD, the US ranks 10th among all countries and territories invested in HCMC.