Administrator Samantha Power’s Remarks at Bien Hoa Air Base Land Return Event

During her trip to Vietnam, USAID Administrator Samantha Power visited Bien Hoa Air Base where the United States is working to address a painful wartime legacy. Together with the Government of Vietnam, USAID remediated contaminated soil at the largest remaining dioxin hotspot in the country, a legacy of Agent Orange. Joined by Ministry of National Defense (MND) Vice Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoàng Xuân Chiến and Ambassador Marc Knapper, she announced a new contract of up to $73 million over five years to begin the next phase of remediation and commemorated a new park on land recently cleaned by USAID and handed over to the MND with support from the U.S. Department of Defense.