US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink insisted that his trip was unrelated to Putin's visit on Thursday. Vietnam had elevated the United States to ...

It is also interesting that Mr. Kritenbrink arrived in Vietnam just a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin visited the country. His visit resulted in the signing of more than a dozen agreements ...

Daniel Kritenbrink, the State Department's second-in-command of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, has arrived in Hanoi for a two-day visit. Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for East ...

and they’re used to dealing in a transactional way,” said Daniel Kritenbrink, who served as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam from 2017 to 2021.