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.

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Jan-21-2019

Ambassador Ted Osius to Head Google’s Asia Pacific Public Policy Team Former US Ambassador Ted Osius will join Google in…

- Trump Moves to Deport Vietnam War Refugees

Dec-13-2018

The White House again wants to expel certain groups of protected immigrants, a reversal after backing away from the policy…

- Returned to persecution: The Vietnamese deportees caught in Trump’s immigration war

Nov-25-2018

by Charles Dunst, Southeast Asia Globe As the Trump administration ramps up deportation numbers, people who fled the Vietnam War…

- Trump Administration Quietly Backs Off on Deporting Vietnamese Immigrants

Nov-23-2018

An American soldier watching South Vietnamese refugees crowding a United States Navy boat off the coast of Vietnam in 1975.…

- ICE no longer deporting Vietnamese refugees who arrived in the USA before 1995

Oct-24-2018

“A week after the court denied the government’s request to dismiss the case, the government admitted for the first time…

- A new job!

Oct-03-2018

Ambassador Ted Osius is a Senior Advisor at ASG, where he draws on more than 30 years of public and…

- Warm hospitality sets Vietnam apart

Oct-01-2018

’Warm hospitality sets VN apart’ Update: September, 27/2018 – 09:00 image: http://image.vietnamnews.vn//uploadvnnews/Article/2018/9/25/_DEN0675340101929PM.jpg Wheel-world diplomacy: Former US ambassador Ted Osius. — Photo…

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