Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States presents letter from President Luong Cuong to the first Vietnamese-American woman to fly into space.

Đại sứ Việt Nam tại Hoa Kỳ trao thư của Chủ tịch nước Lương Cường cho người phụ nữ gốc Việt đầu tiên bay vào vũ trụ

Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung handed overthe President 's letter to Ms. Amanda Nguyen.

On April 14, in West Texas, the United States, Blue Origin, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, organized a flight of the New Shepard rocket-ship complex with a crew of six all-female. The flight, called mission NS-31, is the 11th human spaceflight project of Blue Origin.

The six selected astronauts are outstanding women in many fields, including Ms. Amanda Nguyen - founder and General Director of the NGO Rise.

The New Shepard spacecraft carrying Amanda Nguyen and five other female astronauts was a success, reaching an altitude of 100 km in space and returning safely. After the successful flight, Amanda Nguyen became the first Vietnamese-American woman to fly into space.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Nguyen Quoc Dung attended the flight of the New Shepard and presented a letter from President Luong Cuong to Ms. Amanda Nguyen.

In the letter, the President expressed his joy and pride that for the first time a Vietnamese woman flew into space, affirming the talent and intelligence of Vietnamese people, in the United States and around the world .

The President's letter emphasized that in 2025, Vietnam and the United States will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations; and in the overall bilateral relationship, Vietnam highly appreciates the positive contributions of the Vietnamese community in the United States to the development and progress of the United States, as well as promoting Vietnam-US cooperation.

The President appreciated the cooperation between Ms. Amanda Nguyen and the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) in helping to promote cooperative relations between the United States and Vietnam.

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