U.S. Congressional Delegations to Vietnam

(2006 back)

Apr 14-17, 2006 / House Delegation to Vietnam
1.  Representative Dennis Hastert (R- IL)
2.  Representative Michael Oxley (R- OH)
3.  Representative Sherwood Boehlert (R- NY)
4.  Representative Frank Lucas (R- OK)
5.  Representative Ray LaHood (R- IL)
6.  Representative Paul Ryan (R- WI)
7.  Representative Randy Neugebauer (R- TX)
8.  Representative Dan Boren (D- OK)
Accompanying staff:
1.  Wilson Livingood - Sergeants At Arms - Office of the Clerk
2.  Martha Morrison – Deputy Clerk, House of Representatives
3.  Scott Palmer – Chief of Staff (Hastert)
4.  Rachel Perry – Director of Special Events (Hastert)
5.  Margaret Peterlin - Assistant to the Speaker for Policy and Counsel for Legal Policy (Hastert)
6.  Stephan Rusnak - ??
7.  John Russell – Assistant to Chief of Staff (Hastert)
8.  Steve Stombres - Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Deputy Majority Whip
9.  Ted Van Der Meid – Counsel (Hastert)
10.  Seth Webb - Senior Floor Director (Hastert)
Apr 13-14, 2006 / Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) in HCMC
Feb 2006 / Paul Grove - Clerk, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Committee on Appropriations
Topics: HIV/AIDS, Avian Influenza, Human Rights/Religious Freedom
Jan 16-18, 2006 / House Delegation to Vietnam
1.  Representative Paul E. Gillmor, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, House Committee on Energy and Commerce (R-OH)
2.  Representative Jerry F. Costello (D-IL)
3.  Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX)
4.  Representative Kay Granger (R-TX)
5.  Representative Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH)
6.  Representative Greg Walden (R-OR)
7.  Representative Bobby Jindal (R-LA)
Accompanying staff:
1.  Chris Walker – Foreign Policy Specialist, Congressman Hastert
2.  Rachel Perry- Director of Special Events, Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
3.  Mark Wellman- Chief of Staff, Rep. Gilmor (R-OH)
4.  Rev. Daniel P. Coughlin- Chaplain of the House
Dec 2005 / Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) - Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Global Human Rights, Africa and International Operations, Committee on International Relations,
Topics: human rights, religious freedom
Dec 11-13, 2005 / Senate Delegation to Vietnam
1.  Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR)
2.  Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT)
3.  Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY)
4.  Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
5.  Senator Michael Crapo (R-ID)
6.  Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)
7.  Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Accompanying staff:
1.  John Easton, Chief of Staff, Sen. Smith
2.  Chip Yost, Chief of Staff, Sen Bennett
3.  David Young, Chief of Staff, Sen. Bunning
4.  Josh Kardon, Chief of Staff, Sen Wyden
5.  Mitch Waldman, National Sec. Advisor, Sen. Lott
6.  Rob Epplin, Legislative Director, Sen. Smith
7.  Russ Thomasson, Legislative Assistant, Sen. Cornyn
8.  Manisha Singh, PSM (Senate Foreign Relations Committee)
Mar 26 – Apr 3, 2005 / USVTC Congressional Staff Delegation to Vietnam
1.  Isaac Edwards - Legislative Director to Sen. Murkowski (R-AK)
2.  Bob Holste - Chief of Staff to Rep. English (R-PA)
3.  Jim Stowers - Legislative Director to Sen. Lincoln (D-AR)
4.  Jon Sheiner – Legislative Director to Rep. Rangel (D-NY)
Feb/Mar 2005 / House Armed Services Committee Delegation to Vietnam
1.  Representative John M. McHugh (R-NY)
2.  Representative Ken Calvert (R-CA)
3.  Representative Jim Marshall (D-GA)
Topics: Members of the House Armed Services Committee visited Vietnam and Laos to focus on POW/MIA accounting in the region
Jan 15, 2005 / Parliamentary Conference in Ha Long Bay
1.  Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
2.  Richard Kessler – Democratic Subcommittee Staff Director, Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget and International Security, Senator Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii)
Dec 12-17, 2004 / Representative Steven Chabot (R-OH) - Chairman of the Constitution Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee & East Asian-Pacific Subcommittee, External Relations Committee.
Topics: US Business, Human Rights, Religious Freedom, WTO (Taiwan, Cambodia and Vietnam)
Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2004 / Congressional Staff Delegation to Hanoi, HCMC, Pleiku
1.  Frank Jannuzi – Legislative Assistant to Sen. Biden (D-DE), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Topics: BTA implementation, WTO accession, and other issues concerning the bilateral relationship such as CPC designation
Aug 11, 2004 / House Congressional Delegation to Vietnam on Government Reform
1.  Representative Tom Davis (R-VA), Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee
2.  Representative James P. Moran (D-VA)
Aug 5-7, 2004 / Staff Delegation – House Appropriations Committee
1.  John T. Blazey II - Staff Assistant, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations
2.  Therese McAuliffe - Professional Staff, Committee on Appropriations
3.  John Scofield – Committee Spokesman, Committee on Appropriations
4.  Robert Blair
Topics: Human Rights, Religious Freedom, WTO (Visit to Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia and Vietnam)
Jan 10-17, 2004 / USVTC Congressional Staff Delegation to Vietnam
1.  Eric Eikenberg - Chief of Staff, Rep. Clay Shaw (R-FL)
2.  Richard Kessler - Democratic Subcommittee Staff Director, Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget and International Security, Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
3.  Todd Menotti - Legislative Assistant, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)
4.  Kevin Gash - Legislative Director, Rep. Lane Evans (D-IL)
5.  Michael Dillon - Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT)
Topics: trade and development including progress on the BTA, WTO accession, human rights and religious freedom