Ambassador Marine tours areas hardes hit by recent typhoon, meets with families whose homes were destroyed

Ambassador Marine attended a JPAC Repatriation Ceremony in Ä?à Nẵng City on October 18, 2006. In addition to attending the ceremony, at which six sets of remains believe to be those of Americans killed during the Vietnam conflict were turned over to U.S. custody, the Ambassador also toured areas hardest hit by Typhoon Xangsane and met with representatives from US-based Children of Vietnam, an organization which assists poor and disadvantaged children in Vietnam.

During his visit to Children of Vietnam, the Ambassador presented a private donation of 11 million VND raised by locally-engaged staff at U.S. Embassy Hanoi. During his one-day visit to Da Nang, the Ambassador also toured the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital, received a briefing from NGOs CECI and ADPC on their work with the USAID-funded PROMISE Project, and attended a session of HighMark’s business training program for Vietnamese professionals.

Ambassador Marine Attends JPAC Repatriation Ceremony, Da Nang, Oct 18, 2006	Ambassador Marine at the Hai Chau  Open House for Street Children	Ambassador Marine visits ORBIS Flying Eye Center