On November 9, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon Jr. participated in a ceremony to celebrate the success of a joint project between USAID and Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense to remediate dioxin at Danang Airport. During the ceremony, Under Secretary Shannon announced that the United States is committed to contributing to joint US-Vietnam dioxin remediation efforts at the Bien Hoa Airbase. As the U.S. and Vietnam close the door on a painful wartime legacy and open the door into a new era of partnership, Under Secretary Shannon said that the U.S. and Vietnamese people would cross the threshold together into a shared future of prosperity and peace. So What? The volume of dioxin contamination at Bien Hoa Airbase is the largest dioxin hotspot in Vietnam and addressing this problem is crucial to advance the U.S.-Vietnam partnership.

Media coverage links:

VietnamPlus: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-us-celebrate-dioxin-remediation-at-da-nang-airport/121208.vnp

Vietnam News: http://vietnamnews.vn/society/417314/us-vn-celebrate-dioxin-remediation-at-da-nang-airport-commit-to-continue-at-bien-hoa-airbase.html#HApeKeDbX4OjXK9j.97

CAND: http://en.cand.com.vn/Politics/United-States-and-Vietnam-celebrate-dioxin-remediation-at-Danang-Airport-465920/ 

Bao Chinh Phu: http://news.chinhphu.vn/Home/US-VN-celebrate-dioxin-remediation-at-Da-Nang-Airport-Bien-Hoa-Airbase/201711/32216.vgp

VietnamEconomic Times: http://www.vneconomictimes.com/article/society/vietnam-us-mark-dioxin-remediation-at-danang-airport

An Ninh Thu Do: http://anninhthudo.vn/chinh-tri-xa-hoi/hoa-ky-vien-tro-viet-nam-hon-mot-trieu-usd-khac-phuc-hau-qua-bao-lu/747634.antd

RFA Vietnamese: http://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/news/vietnamnews/us-vn-celebrate-dioxin-remediation-at-danang-airport-11102017113502.html

VOA Vietnamese: https://www.voatiengviet.com/a/hoa-ky-va-viet-nam-danh-dau-viec-xu-ly-thanh-cong-dioxin-tai-san-bay-da-nang/4109807.html