US firms show strong interest in Vietnam: consul general

“It's going to be a really busy and exciting year for the Vietnam-U.S. relations,” Consul General Burns said at the meeting as U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai was wrapping up her trip in Hanoi. Burns took office as U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City in August 2022. “It's going to be a really busy and exciting year for the Vietnam-U.S. relations,” Consul General Burns said at the meeting as U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai was wrapping up her trip in Hanoi. Consul General Burns said that she hopes to see the relations between both sides upgraded to a new level in 2023 as for Washington, the U.S.-Vietnam relationship is already strategic. Burns took office as U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City in August 2022.