Vietnam

Mable Everette

People to People Ambassador Program

People to People Ambassador Program founded in 1956 by President Dwight D Eisenhower.

“ I have long believed , as many before me, that peaceful relations between nations requires understanding and mutual respect between individuals.”

Nutrition Delegation-9 dietitian/nutrition professionals-8(CA),1 (MS), 1-(Wash.state)

Vietnam

Encompassing 332,000 square kilometers, roughly the size of Italy or Japan.

Population 77 million Socialist republic under the rule of the

Communist party. Market based economy based mainly on rice

farming.

Vietnam

Primary Agricultural exports are: rice, rubber, coffee and tea.

Major Industries- Chemicals, fertilizers, saw logs ,cement, textiles, steel, and paper.

Also exports-electricity, crude oil,coal. Per capita income is $270.

Itinerary

November 30,2005(Wed.) Hanoi Arrival:10:00am

Seoul, South Korea; Hong Kong

Ho Chin Min City; Hanoi Lunch @Hotel restaurant

Welcome Dinner @ Hotel/12midnight

Vietnam

Sample Menu

RED CauDÓ RECAS (Restaurant) Vegetable Soup

Green Papaya and Dried –Beef Salad Tempura Prawn Steamed Rice

Vietnam

Stir-fried Beef with Bell pepper & Onions Steamed Fish with Tofu in Black Pepper

Sauce Stir-Fried Squid with Vegetables

Violet Sticky Rice Pudding Vietnamese Tea

Itinerary/Hanoi

December 1,2005(Thursday) Breakfast Professional Visit National Institute of Nutrition-Hanoi Lunch @ Local restaurant National Institute of Nutrition

Itinerary-Hanoi

December 2,2005(Friday) Breakfast Visit to Nutrition Department of Bach Mai

Hospital Lunch at local restaurant Relax, shopping Dinner at Emperor Restaurant

Itinerary-Hanoi

December 3,2005(Saturday) Breakfast Hanoi Cultural treasures

- One Pillar Pogado

- Temple of Literature

- Hoan Kiem Lake

-Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Itinerary-Hanoi

December 3(con’t) Lunch Rickshaw tour-Old Quarter-colonial

French architecture Dinner Vietnamese Water Puppets

Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City

December 4,2005 (Sunday) Breakfast Fly to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) Lunch City Tour War Remnants Museum Reunification Hall Notre Dame Cathedral

Itinerary/Ho Chi Minh City

December 5,2005(Monday) Mekong Delta-Vietnam’s Bread Basket and

produces rice which feeds the whole country. Lunch on Mekong River Dragon Island/Phoenix Island: traditional

handicrafts; bee farm; and coconut candy production.

Dinner

Itinerary/Ho Chi Minh City

December 6,2005 (Tuesday) Breakfast Christina Noble Children’s Foundation-seasonal

variations in severity of malnutrition.

Lunch Save the Children Foundation-overview of Center’s

services Maternal and Infant nutrition Dinner

Itinerary/Ho Chi Minh City

December 7,2005(Wednesday) Breakfast Visit to Gia Dinh Hospital Lunch Visit to Ho Chi Minh Kindergarten Farewell Dinner

Ho Chi Minh City/Departure

December 8,2005(Thursday)

Breakfast Transfer to Ho Chi Minh Airport for departure

with International flight.

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