About the Author

A diplomat for nearly thirty years, Ted Osius served from 2014 to 2017 as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, a country he has loved since serving there in the 1990s, when he helped open the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and was one of the first U.S. diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi. Leading a mission team of 900, Ambassador Osius devised and implemented strategies to deepen security ties, sign tens of billions of dollars’ worth of commercial deals, expand educational exchange, conclude agreements on trade, law enforcement, environmental protection, and address honestly a difficult past. Ambassador Osius’ leadership helped bring about a positive transformation in U.S.-Vietnam relations.

About The Book

About The Book
Ted Osius, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam 2014-17, offers a vivid first-hand account of the various forms of diplomacy that brought about the reconciliation between two former enemies and helped bring new prosperity to Vietnam. Nothing is Impossible – with a foreword by John Kerry -- tells an inspiring story of how international diplomacy can create a better world.

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When it comes to the U.S.-Vietnam partnership, nothing is impossible. Friendship between old enemies is possible. A former prisoner-of-war can become America’s first ambassador to Vietnam. Another former prisoner, together with his ideological opponent, can champion reconciliation. It’s even possible for an openly gay man with a husband and two kids to become ambassador to a country he loves.

- Vietnam: The Long Shadow of War

Oct-31-2021

November 1 marks the 66th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War, the struggle dubbed "The American War" by the Vietnamese people. Robert Bociaga takes a look at the developing and enduring relationship between the old adversaries in Washington and Hanoi.

- China's bullying' in S. China Sea helped advance US-Vietnam ties, says former envoy

Oct-31-2021

Former US envoy Ted Osius discusses his efforts to turn former war foes into friends.

- Retired Vietnam Ambassador Ted Osius: Diplomacy Is about Building Trust and Taking Risks

Oct-29-2021

Mr. Osius, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014, spoke to an Elliott School crowd on United States-Vietnam relations following wartime.

- An excerpt from the Foreword written by John Kerry

Oct-16-2021

In Nothing Is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam, my friend Ted Osius, former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, tells the extraordinary story of how two enemies became friends. Relationships are at the core of this story, ecause for reconciliation and for diplomacy relationships matter.

- Behind the scenes of Trump's very strange White House meeting with Vietnam's prime minister

Oct-14-2021

The Oval Office looked the same. The wall-to-ceiling windows continued to overlook the South Lawn. The famous "Resolute" desk dominated the room. But it didn't feel like the Oval Office I remembered.

- Behind-the-scenes story of the meeting between President Barack Obama and General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trọng

Oct-08-2021

I told the students a behind-the-scenes story from the spring of 2015, when I heard from Party and government leaders that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trọng wanted to visit President Barack Obama in the United States.

- Meeting with President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc

Oct-01-2021

When I met with President Phúc on September 23, he surprised me with congratulations on the publication of Nothing Is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam.

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