Jump to content

Anthony D. Salzman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anthony D. Salzman
Born
United States
Alma materYale University
OccupationBusinessman
OrganizationV-TRAC Group[1]

Anthony D. Salzman is an American businessman.[2][3] He helped set up the American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi, Vietnam, advocated for lifting the U.S. trade Embargo against Vietnam (1994), the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement that was signed in 2001,[4] and contributed to Vietnam's integration into global intellectual property treaties in 2004.[5][6][7] Salzman also established the first American company in Hanoi[8][9] and was a member of the founding Board of Trustees of The United Nations School of Hanoi (“UNIS”). Salzman is also the President of the Ida C. and Morris Falk Foundation.

Awards

[edit]

In 2010, Salzman was awarded "The Friendship Medal" by President Nguyen Minh Triet for his work dismantling the trade embargo and promoting the Bilateral Trade Agreement between the US and Vietnam,[10][11] and was also awarded the "Capital Development Medal" for contributions to the economic progress of Hanoi city.[12]

Education

[edit]

Salzman earned a BA from Yale University and JD from Duke Law School.[13][14]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Caterpillar in Hanoi". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Vietnam Trades Up". Time.
  3. ^ "While Unemployment Rises in Vietnam, Pool of Skilled Managers Remains Shallow". The Wall Street Journal.
  4. ^ "Clearing the Decks for a Trade Pact's Riches". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Trademarks in Vietnam – Part One". Vietnam Briefing.
  6. ^ "Caterpillar in Hanoi". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Vietnam". U.S. Department of State.
  8. ^ "Clearing the Decks for a Trade Pact's Riches". The New York Times.
  9. ^ "Vietnam Tightens Its Controls on Businesses' Dollar Holdings". The Wall Street Journal.
  10. ^ "Vietnam awards prestigious Friendship Medal to American Businessman". AmCham in Ho Chi Minh City.
  11. ^ "US businessman to receive Vietnam friendship medal". Thanhnien News.
  12. ^ "Vietnam awards prestigious Friendship Medal to American Businessman". AmCham in Ho Chi Minh City.
  13. ^ vietnamholding.com/sites/default/files/financial_reports/4%20-%20Annual%20Report%20-%2030%20June%202008.pdf
  14. ^ Arnold, Wayne (27 August 2000). "Clearing the Decks for a Trade Pact's Riches". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 July 2020.