; Whereas the United States hosts nearly 30,000 young Vietnamese students, the sixth largest group of international students studying at United States universities, contributing $1,000,000,000 annually to the United States economy; Whereas bilateral cooperation transformed debts of the former South Vietnamese Government to the United States into Fulbright University Vietnam, Vietnam’s first independent, not-for-profit university; and Whereas sister city relationships link our citizens in— (1) Seattle, Washington, and Haiphong; (2) Madison, Wisconsin, and Bac Giang; (3) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Da Nang; (4) San Francisco, California, and Ho Chi Minh City; (5) Oakland, California, and Da Nang; (6) Angel Fire, New Mexico, and Quang Tri Town; (7) New Haven, Connecticut, and Hue; (8) The State of Maryland and Ninh Thuan Province; and (9) Newport Beach, California, and Vung Tau Province (Friendship City): Now, therefore, be it