The U.S. embassy quoted him in a Facebook post as saying: "[We] are now starting quarantine. We can't wait to meet with our Vietnamese friends and partners soon."
The U.S. Senate confirmed Knapper as the next ambassador to Vietnam on Dec. 18, a full eight months after his nomination by President Joe Biden.
Marc Evans Knapper's family arrive in Hanoi on Jan 27, 2022. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Embassy |
On Jan 21 he sent new year greetings in Vietnamese at a virtual event, promising he would do his best to foster bilateral ties.
Vietnam and the U.S. established the Comprehensive Partnership framework in 2013.
They are cooperating in a number of areas spheres, while trade climbed to $111.5 billion last year.