Barack Obama: “I hope he has felt the warmth and hospitality that the American people…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2015

I hope he has felt the warmth and hospitality that the American people feel towards all the people of Vietnam.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting With Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phú Trong of Vietnam

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Barack Obama: “I hope he has felt the warmth and hospitality that the American people feel towards all the people of Vietnam.”