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Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Marie C. Damour gestures in an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper at its headquarters on April 7, 2021. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre
Marie Damour is one of a few high-level American diplomats in Vietnam who have an intimate connection with Ho Chi Minh City.
After first coming to the city in 2002, she left and then returned 17 years later for a new position U.S. Consul General in the city.
Damour welcomed
Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper for an open talk ahead of this long holiday weekend to celebrate Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers Day (May 1).