​At the meeting, the outgoing Ambassador expressed his pleasure to visit Binh Duong and congratulated the local authorities for remarkable achievements. He said that Binh Duong is one of localities nationwide with the highest provincial competitiveness index (PCI). He added Binh Duong has successfully attracted many foreign investors and many of them are from United States. In the coming time, United States will continue boosting its investment and trade development in Viet Nam and in Binh Duong in particular. Osius expressed his belief in the potential development of Binh Duong province and looked forward to more support from local authorities for US investors.​

Tran Thanh Liem (right), Deputy Secretary of Binh Duong provincial Party Committee, Chairman of provincial People's Committee presents souvenir to Ted Osius, the outgoing U.S Ambassador to Viet Nam

Chairman of provincial People's Committee Tran Thanh Liem, on his part, thanked U.S government for considerable concerns and cooperation and said United States is one of the biggest investors in Binh Duong with 90 investment projects capitalized at over USD 700 million mainly on electronics, interior decoration and cosmetic chemical industries…The chairman applauded the contribution made by U.S investors to the economic development of the province and hoped U.S government will facilitate investors to further their business in Binh Duong.