Speaking on June 2, the Ambassador said the association’sfoundation meets the expectation of a large number of Vietnamesestudents in the country, which has reached about 16,000. He noted thatduring the past one year, many chapters of the association were formedacross the US, creating links not only among Vietnamese studentsstudying in the country but also with their peers in other countries.
Ambassador Cuong said he is most impressed by the dynamism andcreativity shown in the association’s activities, which includedcampaigns to raise fund for flood victims and poor youngsters in thehomeland, a news website at www.sinhvienusa.org, as well asnumerous contests.
The ambassador expressed his hope that theassociation will continue to serve as a bridge to forge links betweenstudents from Vietnam, US students of Vietnamese origin and their peersin Vietnam and other countries, thus further contributing to thehomeland’s development.
“Each Vietnamese student in the US is an ambassador of a Vietnam of renewal and international integration,” he said.-VNA