Daniel R. Russel: “The Obama administration has made the Asia-Pacific a strategic priority, based on America's stake in a prosperous and…”

Please let me assure you that human rights is a central tenet of our approach to Vietnam.

do we think of economic engagement as a reward or are we using it as a tool to try to shore up these principles and these ideals

First and foremost, human rights is central to our foreign policy and central to our Vietnam policy.

Our strategy is based on deterrence, on diplomacy, and on pressure.