New U.S. envoy to Vietnam will inherit $144B trade standoff

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Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Though still awaiting Senate confirmation, Jennifer Wicks McNamara is preparing to land in Hanoi not with a ceremonial bouquet, but with a tariff ledger in hand instead. The ambassador-designate steps into a newly minted "comprehensive strategic partnership" now defined less by warship visits and more by a $144 billion trade gap, market-economy disputes and rising economic friction between Washington and one of its most pivotal Asian partners. Her posting follows the Trump

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New U.S. envoy to Vietnam will inherit $144B trade standoff https://www.upi.com - 05.02.2026 18:52