Following the altercation in front of the Ambassador’s residence on April 5, 2007 between Hanoi police and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and her guest, the wife of an imprisoned journalist, Michael Marine resigned his post as Ambassador to Vietnam effective the end of July. He can be seen in this extraordinary video published two weeks ago by butvang (the editor of Anh Duong online) promising the Vietnamese woman (through an interpreter) that he will discuss her case with Deputy Prime Minister Khiem the following day. http://youtube.com/watch?v=p1MbiAFvxrE&mode=related&search= Jean Libby, editor of VietAm Review, shows evidence that the Viet Weekly Magazine is pro-communist and manipulated the transcription of the press conference of April 6, 2007 at which this incident was discussed in Hanoi. Soon after these events Ambassador Michael Marine resigned due to stress of the assignment, effective July 31. He will retire. This has not been reported on the Embassy website nor that of the State Department. Mr. Michael William Michalak was appointed to the rank of Ambassador to APEC by President Bush in November 2005. His nomination to Ambassador of Vietnam was sent May 24, 2007. Neither event is reported on the White House website; the site is criticized for ineptness.   more »