President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim started with a social dinner in Hanoi on Wednesday . There were a few key attendees at the dinner ; seated at the round table were U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney , DPRK Vice Chairman Kim Yong-chol , and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ri Yong-ho . President Trump assured North Korea a " tremendous future for your country " in his initial comments with Chairman Kim . Chairman Kim described the second summit as a " courageous political decision " by Trump and also added that there had been " a lot of thinking , effort , and patience " between now and previous June summit in Singapore
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2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit
2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit