http://www.ustr.gov/node/64/205,64/10en-usWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab met in Washington Monday with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and senior members of his economic team to welcome the rapid growth in U.S.-Vietnamese economic ties and to discuss next steps in the steady expansion of our bilateral trade and investment relations.  They also commended the launch of the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) negotiations. http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2008/june/ustr-and-vietnamese-prime-minister-meet06/23/2008http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2007/december/united-states-and-vietnam-hold-first-mee12/17/2007 http://www.ustr.gov/united-states-and-vietnam-sign-trade-and-investment-framework-agreement06/20/2007Washington DC – U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab and Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem met on Friday.  They announced the launch of negotiations to conclude a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), which will serve as a platform on which the two countries will work to further strengthen their trade and investment ties. http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2007/march/us-trade-representative-schwab-meets-vietna03/18/2007Washington DC – U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab today welcomed Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organization with the following statement. http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2007/january/statement-us-trade-representative-susan--001/10/2007WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab today issued the following statement upon President Bush’s signing of legislation authorizing him to grant Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to Vietnam and extending major trade preference programs.  http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2006/december/us-trade-representative-schwab-applauds-012/19/2006WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab today made the following statement applauding the Senate's approval of legislation extending several trade preference programs and authorizing Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Vietnam :"I commend the strong bipartisan vote in Congress on these important trade initiatives.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2006/december/us-trade-representative-schwab-welcomes-12/08/2006WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab today applauded the House of Representatives for approving extensions of several trade preference programs and authorizing Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Vietnam.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2006/december/us-trade-representative-schwab-applauds-12/07/2006http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2006/august/us-trade-representative-schwab-applauds-se08/01/2006