U.S. Commercial Service Recognizes ASTM International for Trade Achievements with Vietnam
On March 15, ASTM International received the Certificate of Appreciation for Achievement in Trade by the U.S. Commerce Department. The Certificate was presented to ASTM International President James A. Thomas by Douglas K. Barry, Acting Director for the U.S. Commercial Services
The Certificate of Appreciation for Achievement in Trade is presented to organizations that have partnered with the Departments Commercial Service to help promote trade/export opportunities for
As a result of ASTMs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the national standards body of Vietnam (STAMEQ) signed in 2004,
Under the MOU, ASTM provided STAMEQ with its entire collection of 12,000 standards free of charge every year for
U.S.-Vietnam trade has increased more than five-fold since the implementation of the bilateral trade agreement between the two countries in 2001. Last year, two-way trade was $7.8 billion, a jump of $6.3 billion since the agreement went into force.
For more information on ASTMs MOU program, contact Kitty Kono, ASTM Vice-President of Global Cooperation (phone: 610/832-9687; kkono@astm.org).
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