on Why Nothing is Impossible in Vietnam (February 22, 2022)
So many major things have happened across Asia, from lock-downs in China, elections in South Korea, Philippines and Hong Kong, and social unrest in Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
One country that has been remarkably stable during the pandemic and into the post-pandemic period is Vietnam. A country with a long history and rich culture, the Vietnamese have fiercely safeguarded their nation over millennia against larger, more powerful and more aggressive empires.
Impressively, the Vietnamese manage to embrace peace with their former adversaries and look forward to collaborate for a brighter future. Who better to understand this unique country and people than the former U.S. ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Ted Osius.
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.