Letters of Acknowledgement from Senator Kerry, President Clinton

In July 2008 the Vietnam Archive received congratulatory letters from Senator John F. Kerry and President William Jefferson Clinton for its opening of the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association (FVPPA) Collection, donated by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation. In his letter Senator Kerry writes, "...Your dilligent work to record for posterity the story of the historic immigration of Vietnamese-Americans is to be commended...I appreciate your important efforts to protect and give voice to their inspiring history." To view Senator Kerry's letter in full and access congratulatory letters from other VIPs for the opening of the FVPPA collection visit our FVPPA Collection Webpage.

Unfortunately, we are unable to post the congratulatory letter from President Clinton on our FVPPA website, as President Clinton has a strict policy that prohibits his letters from being posted on websites.

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