Vietnam and the U.S. have upgraded their bilateral relations to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace, cooperation and Sustainable Development” (CSP) during the 2-day state visit, on September 10-11, 2023 by President Joe Biden to Vietnam at the invitation of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Secretary-General Nguyen Phu Trong.

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is organizing a Public Seminar on the theme: Vietnam-U.S. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: Opportunities and Challenges”. 

The Seminar will be co-chaired and co-facilitated by: 

• Emeritus Professor Carl Thayer, a leading international expert on Vietnam, regional and international relations, at the Australian Defence Force Academy, the University of New South Wales in Australia. 
• Dr Nguyen Hong Hai, a Senior Lecturer and expert in politics and international relations. 

The Seminar is an academic space created to impart knowledge to students in the discipline of international relations studies and those who desire to study Vietnam-U.S. relations. It is also a good opportunity to garner views from diplomats, experts and scholars on Vietnam-U.S. relations in general, opportunities and prospects for cooperation, and challenges in implementing CSP.  

The Seminar aims to:

• Take stock of the Vietnam-U.S. relations since the normalization of the bilateral relations to CSP. 
• Analyse and discuss the pillars in CSP. 
• Share some initial forecasts on cooperation opportunities and challenges in the coming time in Vietnam-U.S. relations. 
• Provide a forum for participants to exchange and share views on Vietnam-U.S. relations in a new space generated by CSP. 

Date/time  

– Date: October 23, 2023  

– Time: 9.00 am to 12.20 pm   

– Venue: VinUniversity, Vinhomes Ocean Park, Gia Lam District, Hanoi, Vietnam, Peace Room (I-201), Level 2, Building I