And I think it made a marginal but real contribution to the possibility of normalization of relations there.

我觉得我们的贡献不大，但实实在在,帮助实现了两国的重新建交。

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I had an opportunity in the late 80s and early 90s, working with a small foundation in New York, to begin cultural activities in Vietnam before normalization of relations between the US and Vietnam.

我在八十年代末九十年代初曾经有幸，在纽约的一个小型基金会工作，和越南开展一些文化活动,那时美国和越南还未实现外交关系正常化。

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