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Ambassador
Michalak & Karl Ege |
SEATTLE—(June 30, 2008) US Ambassador to Vietnam, Michael
Michalak, honored PeaceTrees Vietnam by being the special
guest speaker at an event celebrating US-Vietnam relations.
Local business and community members attended this sold-out
fundraising event for PeaceTrees Vietnam, co-sponsored by
National Center for APEC and Washington Council on
International Trade.
US
Ambassador Michalak highlighted the role of PeaceTrees in
building a new and strong relationship with Vietnam. We cannot
express our thanks enough to the Ambassador for his support of
PeaceTrees and our work. It is part of PeaceTrees Vietnam’s
mission to help the US-Vietnam relationships continue to grow
and thrive.
We were also
honored to hear from Seattle native, Louisa Huynh, visiting from
Vietnam TV in Hanoi. Her personal friendship building with the
Vietnamese people as a television personality is also another
way that Seattle is making a difference to the strengthening of
US-Vietnam relations.
At the end
of the program US Ambassador to Vietnam, Michael Michalak,
presented a special award to Seattle business executive, Karl
Ege. Mr. Ege is the first
recipient of this new award, the Vietnam Veteran ~
Emissary of Friendship Award, created to
recognize and honor individuals and groups who most embody the
vision and values of PeaceTrees Vietnam. The awardees will be
Vietnam veterans, their families, or organizations composed of
these groups who have reached out in significant ways to connect
the people of Vietnam and the people of the United States and
heal the legacy of war.
PeaceTrees
Vietnam would like to thank our cooperating sponsors: APEC
and WCIT and our table sponsors:
PATH, Boeing and the Quach Family. We
would also like to thank Jason Day and his staff here at the
World Trade Center for their terrific support for
this amazing event. |
