Board of Directors of the Committee has voted unanimously to award Madame Dang Hoang Yen a Humanitarian Award for 2011

San Francisco – Ho Chi Minh City Sister City Committee

268 Bush Street, 2708

San Francisco, Ca 94108 USA

(415) 447-6075

sfhcmcscc@aol.com

Honorary Board Members

Edwin M. Lee, Mayor

City and County of San Francisco

Le Hoang Quan, Chairman

Ho Chi Minh City

An Thanh Le, Consul General

United States of America

Nguyen Hung, Consul General

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Officers

Gilbert J. B. Whelan

Board President

Kathy My-Khanh Nguyen, MD

Board Vice President

Edward M. Smith

Secretary

Bernard W. Burke

Treasurer

Co-Chairs

Bernard W. Burke

Kim D. Nguyen

Board Members

Lawrence C. Holmberg

David D. Huynh

Frederick E. Jordan, P.E.

James R. Mayock, JD

Kim D. Nguyen

Trevor T. Nguyen

Thuy Yen NguyenLe

Isabelle T. Pelaud, Ph.D.

Francois Shih

R. Bruceton Smith

Bui Duy Tam, MD, Ph.D.

Cam Ngoc Tran

Joe Tran

Greggory Wheatland, JD

Mayor’s Office Liaison

Mark J. Chandler

Executive Director

George G. Saxton

Madame Dang Hoang Yen

Chairwoman and Founder

Tan Tao University (TTU)

Long An, Vietnam

Re: Notice of Award Nomination

Dear Madame Yen:

Greetings from San Francisco! I hope that this letter finds you in good health and spirits.

I am writing to inform you that the San Francisco – Ho Chi Minh City Sister City Committee is aware of your outstanding support for the prevention and vaccination against hepatitis B of 18,000 children in Long An Province. We know the World Health Organization (WHO) recently recognized hepatitis B as a disaster for human beings in May 2010. We would like to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Committee has voted unanimously to award Madame Dang Hoang Yen a Humanitarian Award for 2011.

We would like to celebrate your accomplishments on Sunday November 20, 2011 at your TTU when a delegation from San Francisco visits Vietnam. It is our sincere hope that you will notify us of your acceptance of this honor at your earliest convenience.

A preliminary delegation will visit you at TTU on Tuesday, August 16. The group will include the following individuals:

1. Gilbert J.B. Whelan, Board President, Sister City Committee

2. My-Khanh Kathy Nguyen, MD, Board Vice President

3. Bui Duy Tam, MD, Ph.D., Board Member

I look forward to your response and to meeting you personally.

Sincerely,

George G. Saxton

Executive Director

Cc: Mark J. Chandler, Director of International Trade and Commerc