(VOV) -A ceremony was held in Washington DC on June 2 marking the first founding anniversary of the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in the US (2013- 2014).
Addressing the event, Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong called on Vietnamese students and youth to uphold their traditions – enthusiasm, dynamism and creativity.
The Association is home to more than 16,000 Vietnamese students and youth in the US who consistently show their strong solidarity and support for those Vietnamese living far away from home.
It has officially launched its website www.sinhvienusa.org, and organized many significant events, such as US journey, US hand circle, and charitable programmes in support of flood and storm victims and poor outstanding students who pursue overseas study, The Vietnamese diplomat said.
He described Vietnamese students as “itinerant ambassadors” representing a Vietnam of renovation and international integration.
Cuong asked the Association to strengthen connectivity between overseas Vietnamese students in the US and those in other countries to make further contributions to national development in the homeland.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
