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Barack Obama: “I believe that the relationship between the Vietnamese people and the United States can be one of the most important in…”

On the recordMay 22, 2016
I believe that the relationship between the Vietnamese people and the United States can be one of the most important in this critical part of the world.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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The President's News Conference With President Trần Đại Quang of Vietnam in Hanoi

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