America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age and the America at 250: AI Pioneers
On April 30, 2026, Trần Đức Thắng, the highest-ranking leader of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, sent an important letter to Governor Michael S. Dukakis and the distinguished leaders of the Boston Global Forum:
Hanoi, April 30th, 2026
To:
- Governor Michael S. Dukakis, former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Co-Founder and Chair of the Boston Global Forum;
- Distinguished Leaders of the Boston Global Forum.
On behalf of the leadership of the city of Hanoi, we extend our congratulations to you and the Boston Global Forum on your efforts to advance dialogue on governance, innovation, and human-centered artificial intelligence in the age of AI.
We appreciate the vision reflected in America at 250: A Beacon for the AI Age and in your recognition of the America 250: AI Pioneers, whose contributions have helped shape science, technology, public life, and responsible innovation.
Hanoi places great importance on international cooperation in science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, and the responsible development of artificial intelligence.
We have noted with interest the Boston Global Forum’s discussions on trustworthy and human-centered AI, including governance, public trust, information integrity, and the role of institutions in the AI Age.
In this spirit, Hanoi would welcome the opportunity to engage with the Boston Global Forum and, through your good offices, with a selected group of experts, scholars, institutions, innovators, and, where appropriate, technology enterprises in your network to explore practical areas of cooperation relevant to the city’s development priorities.
Areas of mutual interest may include trustworthy AI governance for public services, information integrity and AI-generated deepfake response, data governance, healthcare, education, and AI capacity development.
We would be pleased to host a working exchange, virtually or in Hanoi at a mutually convenient time, in order to identify suitable forms of cooperation and a practical roadmap for further discussion.
We look forward to strengthening dialogue and cooperation with the Boston Global Forum for the benefit of human-centered, trustworthy, and responsible innovation.
We extend our regards and best wishes.
Respectfully,
Trần Đức Thắng
Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Hanoi Municipal Party Committee
