VIETNAM ADVOCACY DAY 2017 FEEDBACK REPORT

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1 B O A T P E O P L E S O S P R E S E N T S VIETNAM ADVOCACY DAY 2017 FEEDBACK REPORT F E B R U A R Y 4 5, W I L S O N H O T E L B A L L R O O M

2 POINTS OF CONTACT Tiffany Nguyen BPSOS Intern/ Advocacy Day Coordinator Tuan Q. Nguyen Florida POC/ Advocacy Day Coordinator Thang Nguyen BPSOS President/ CEO Thank you for attending our annual Boat People SOS Vietnam Advocacy Day! Your attendance was very appreciated and it allows for the members of Congress know about the current issues facing Vietnam.

3 MAP

4 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, June 29, 2017 Plenary Session HVC-201AB in the Capitol Visitor Center 9:00 9:30: Updates and instructions 9:30 9:55: Introduction of delegations and statements by delegation representatives 9:55 10:00: Dr. Lolita Mancheno-Smoak Highlighting Vietnam human rights issues: 10:05 10:10: Amb. (ret.) Grover Joseph Rees 10:10 10:20: Viet Nguyen & John Coughlan from BSPOS in Bangkok 10:20 10:50: Remote speakers from Vietnam 10:50 10:55: Kate Barth, Freedom Now Dialogue with civil society advocates in Vietnam: 11:00 11:10: Congressman Ted Poe (R TX), Chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade 11:10 11:20: Acting Assistant Secretary of State Virginia Bennett, DRL 11:20 11:30: USCIRF Commissioner Jackie Wolcott 11:30 11:40: Congressman Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs 11:40 11:50: Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Co-Chair of Vietnam Caucus 11:50 11:55: Greg Mitchell, US FORB Roundtable 11:55 12:00: Concluding remarks

5 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, June 29, :15 AM Senator John Cornyn (TX) - Hart AM Senator David Perdue (GA)- Russell AM Rep Bruce Westerman (WA) - Cannon AM Rep Bob Wittman (VA) - Rayburn :15 AM Rep Ted Poe (TX) 12 PM Senator Mark Warner (VA) - Hart :30 PM Senator Boozman (AR) - Hart :30 PM Rep Jason Lewis (MN) - Cannon PM Rep Bobby Scott (VA) - Rayburn PM Rep Kevin Brady (TX) - Longworth PM Rep Steve Russell (OK) - Cannon PM Senator Pat Toomey (PA) - Russell PM Senator Bill Cassidy (LA) - Hart PM Senator Bob Corker (TN) - Dirksen 423 1:15 PM Rep Betty McCollum (MN) - Rayburn :30 PM Senator Marco Rubio (FL) - Russell 284 1:30 PM Rep John Yarmuth (KY) - Cannon :30 PM Rep Ted Budd (NC) - Cannon 118 1:30 PM Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA) - Hart 331

6 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, June 29, PM Senator Tim Kaine (VA) - Russell PM Rep John Culberson (TX) - Rayburn PM Rep Walter Jones (NC) - Rayburn PM Jim Predenstine (OK) - Cannon PM Rep Dutch Ruppersberger (MD) - Rayburn PM Rep David Reichert (WA) - Longworth PM Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI) - Hart 731 2:15 PM Rep Pete Sessions (TX) - Rayburn :30 PM Rep Dan Newhouse (WA) - Longworth :30 PM Senator Bill Nelson (FL) - Hart 716 2:30 PM Senator Al Franken (MN) - Hart 309 2:30 PM Rep David Price (NC) - Rayburn :40 PM Rep Scott Peters (CA) - Longworth 1122

7 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, June 29, PM Rep Donald Beyer (VA) - Longworth PM Rep Markwayne Mulin (OK) - Longworth PM Senator Mitch McConnell (KY) - Russell 317 3PM Rep Pete Olson (TX) - Rayburn PM Jamie Raskin (MD) - Cannon 431 3:15 PM Senator Tom Tillis (NC) - Dirksen 185 3:30 PM Rep David Scott (GA) - Cannon 225 3:45 PM Rep Gerald Connolly (VA) - Rayburn :45 PM Rep Bill Posey (FL) - Rayburn PM Rep Barbara Comstock (VA) - Cannon PM Senator Pat Murray (WA) - Russell PM Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN) - Hart PM Senator Rand Paul (KY) - Hart PM Senator Richard Burr (NC) - Russell PM Rep Tom Cole (OK) - Rayburn PM Rep Rick Allen (GA) - Cannon PM Rep Gene Green (TX) - Rayburn 2470

8 LOCAL ATTRACTIONS Food Spots in DC Southern Hospitality Buredo Milk Bar/ Momofuku Founding Farmers Union Market Ice Cream Jubilee The Pig Thip Khao Purple Patch Pho 14 Food Spots in VA Eden Center Mosaic District Breeze Bakery & Cafe Oegadgib Korean BBQ So Korean BBQ Taco Bamba Roll Play Chasin' Tails Pho 495 Pho Sate Pho 75 Food Spots in MD Sardi's Class 520 Tea-Do Snowbots Ten Ren Cafe Jumbo Jumbo Cafe Tourist Spots in DC National Mall Georgetown US Botanical Garden WWII Memorial Vietnam War Memorial National Gallery of Art Renwick Gallery Hirshhorn Museum Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Thomas Jefferson Memorial Lincoln Memorial National Museum of American History Tourist Spots in VA Old Town Alexandria Old Town Fredericksburg Manassas Battlefield Park Historic Blenheim Great Falls Park Tysons Corner Tourist Spots in MD National Harbor Maryland Live Casino Baltimore Inner Harbor National Aquarium Ellicott City

9 THINGS DISCUSSED * Hearing by Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission about persecution against Montagnard Christian churches * The Sun Group taking seizing property from religious groups in Da Nang and selling them for a less costly price * Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Da Nang City * Using the list of religious prisoners to push for CPC designation or at least Watch List designation. *Vietnam Caucus s list of government officials to be sanctioned. * Expropriation of properties of US citizens we proposed a sign-on letter to President Trump. * Vietnam Human Rights Act Chris Smith would soon introduce it to Congress again

10 SURVEY Congressional Staffers in Meetings Name Claire Elliott Hannah Hummelburg Vernon Robinson Jr. Jordan Wood Ryan Huff Reb Brownell David Brewer Francisco Bencosme Jr. Afreen Akhter Jamie Raskin Kristin Lee Samantha Schifrin Cynthia Ramos Bill Bode Thomas Kent Danny Hague Maria Paula Ramos Christen Kapavik Ashley Judah Jonathan Gray Matt Diller Alexander Hutkin Molly Claire Cole Amanda Armstrong Zach Cafritz Victoria Thoman Christopher Smith Scott E. Flipse Position Executive Assistant Legislative Correspondent Legislative Assistant Legislative Correspondent Senior Legislative Assistant Legislative Director & Counsel Military Fellow Legislative Aide National Security and Foreign Affairs Adviser Congressman Policy Analyst Legislative Assistant Legislative Aide Legislative Aide Legislative Fellow Legistlative Correspondent Legislative Correspondent Legislative Assistant Legislative Correspondent Legislative Director Legislative Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff/ Legislative Director Legislative Assistant Legislative Assistant Legislative Chief Foreign Affairs Officer Chairman Director of Policy & Media Relations

11 SURVEY Name Claire Elliott Hannah Hummelburg Vernon Robinson Jr. Jordan Wood Ryan Huff Reb Brownell David Brewer Francisco Bencosme Jr. Afreen Akhter Jamie Raskin Kristin Lee Samantha Schifrin Cynthia Ramos Bill Bode Thomas Kent Danny Hague Maria Paula Ramos Christen Kapavik Ashley Judah Jonathan Gray Matt Diller Alexander Hutkin Molly Claire Cole Amanda Armstrong Zach Cafritz Victoria Thoman Christopher Smith Scott E. Flipse Representing Representing Congressman John Yarmuth Senator Mitch McConnell Senator Rand Paul Senator Mitch McConnell Congressman Erik Paulsen Senator Mitch McConnell Senator Bill Cassidy Senator Ben Cardin/ Committee on Foreign Relations Senator Chris Van Hollen Congressman Jamie Raskin Senator Debbie Stabenow Congressman David Price Senator Richard Burr Senator Richard Burr Senator Richard Burr Senator Bill Nelson Senator Marco Rubio Congressman Bill Posey Congressman Jim Bridenstine Honorable Congressman Marwayne Mullin Congressman Tom Cole Congressman Stevel Russell Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Congressman Donald Beyer Jr. Office of International Religious Freedom Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights & International Organizations Congressional-Executive Commission on China

12 CONTACT INFORMATION OF CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS/ VIRGINIA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CONTACT INFO FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS bit.ly/2ei5qh8 CONTACT INFO FOR VIRginia chambers of commerce & virginia house of delegates bit.ly/2grgzba

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