Organizer: Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School invites you to a book talk with former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius, author of the forthcoming book Nothing is Impossible: America's Reconciliation with Vietnam. Osius will be joined in discussion by Thomas Vallely, Senior Advisor for Mainland Southeast Asia at the Ash Center.

About the Author: A diplomat for nearly thirty years, Ted Osius served from 2014 to 2017 as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, a country he has loved since serving there in the 1990s, when he helped open the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and was one of the first U.S. diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi. Leading a mission team of 900, Ambassador Osius devised and implemented strategies to deepen security ties, sign tens of billions of dollars’ worth of commercial deals, expand educational exchange, conclude agreements on trade, law enforcement, environmental protection, and address honestly a difficult past. Ambassador Osius’ leadership helped bring about a positive transformation in U.S.-Vietnam relations.

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