[Vnbiz] VN Government's Certificate of Appreciation

[Tran Dinh Hoanh]

Thanks, brother Phong.

I forgot to thank our latest VNBIZ admin, Tu Nguyen in Saigon.  Sorry, Tu.
Thank you for standing with me.

And now that brother Phong has reminded me subtly, I need to thank my wife
Phuong too.  In the Vietnamese culture we are not supposed to talk about our
family members in the public, so I was quiet about that in the first
message.  But, now that Phong has mentioned it, of course, as anyone can
imagine, it is not easy being my wife with all the rough things I go
through.  It takes a great woman with great faith in me to put up with all
that.  Thank you, my dear Phuong, for the support over the years.  You are a
great partner and I love you.

Great day, everyone.

Hoanh.




On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 6:26 PM, <Hong-Phong_Pho at ita.doc.gov> wrote:

> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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> Congratulations to anh Hoanh and chi Phuong on this well-deserved
> recognition.
> Well done, brother.
> HPP
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>   *"Tran Dinh Hoanh" <tdhoanh at gmail.com>*
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> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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> Dear CACC,
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> FYI, this morning the Vietnamese Embassy in Washington DC has handed me a
> Certificate of Appreciation from Minister of Foreign Affairs/Deputy Prime
> Minister. It is for "da co thanh tich xuat sac trong cong cuoc xay dung dat
> nuoc" (having performed excellent deeds in the construction of the
> motherland).
>
> This gesture is a new milestone in Vietnam-Vietkieu relationship and
> Vietnam's attitude toward democratic discussions.  From the beginning of
> VNForum in 1994, my admins and I faced serious harassment from the
> government, and my VNBIZ admins were also not very comfortable during the
> early time of VNBIZ.  The Certificate of Appreciation today completes a
> 180-degree turn on the government's part. It proves my theory that "if you
> just talk honestly and constructively again and again, and don't quit,
> eventually people will listen."
>
> I take this Certificate of Appreciation as the government's signal that it
> is willing to listen to what we have talked about over the years, including
> sensitive political issues still off-limit to entities inside the country.
>  We will continue our Vietnam works in the same philosophy that has been in
> effect since 1992:  "All Vietnamese are brothers and sisters.  We will work
> on all Vietnam issues, without exception, including difficult sensitive
> taboo issues, in the constructive brotherly spirit, for the betterment of
> our motherland." And I hope that our brothers and sisters in the Vietnamese
> government and the VCP will continue to work with us in that brotherly
> spirit.
>
> I also take this opportunity to thank Tin Le and Tai Phan, the two VNForum
> admins who are still VNBIZ admins today.  Great courage, brothers!  It was
> bad for your health and safety to be with me :-)  I also would like to thank
> our co-founders of VNBIZ-- Dieu Anh, Thanh An, Hong-Truong.  It was very
> risky for you guys to stand with me and it took great courage and great
> faith in me for you guys to do such a thing.  Without you guys VNBIZ would
> never have come into existence. Great job, guys!  I also would like to thank
> our later VNBIZ admins Hong Nhung and Romi for willing to stand with us.  It
> takes great courage to be my admins, everyone can see that from our
> discussions.
>
> And for all our  VNBIZ brothers and sisters, thank you for sharing your
> heart and mind with us, for hanging out with us, lending us your support,
> and just being our brothers/sisters.  Collectively we have made much
> difference and will make much difference for the betterment of our
> motherland.
>
> For thousands of our faithful online readers over the past 14 years, thank
> you for being with us.  We are with you. One spirit.  One mind,  One family.
>
> Thank you all!
>
> Have a great day!
>
> Hoanh
>
> --
> Tran Dinh Hoanh, Esq., LLB, JD
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Tran Dinh Hoanh, Esq., LLB, JD
Washington DC
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