We hope that voluntarily agreeing to further scrutiny demonstrates our commitment to our long-standing relationship with the United States.

In every generation from the founding of the United States to today, members of my family have served in the Senate, House of Representatives or as Secretary of State.

The reaction in the United States has occurred in no other country in the world. We need to understand the concerns of the people in the U.S. who are worried about this transaction and make sure that they are addressed to the benefit of all parties.

It takes a high level of training and commitment skills to represent the Red Cross outside of the United States.

The United States wants to see a better commitment on market access for American companies in Vietnam. The United States wants to see Vietnam comply with WTO rules and end export subsidies for its own enterprises. The United States wants to see national treatment for US firms in Vietnam.

Frankly, it really is state-of-the-art. There's only a handful of these things in the United States. There's some bigger ones, maybe some more impressive ones, but that facility they have there is terrific, no question about it.