Secretary Cohen and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Duc Luon meet at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Duc Luon (right) meet at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 14, 2000. Cohen is the first U.S. defense secretary to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.