1. What groups are persecuted by Vietnam's Communist government?

2. What is the purpose of the State Department's Office of International Religious Freedom?

3. a) What is the Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) list put out by the Office of International Religious Freedom?
b) How effective do religious freedom experts think the CPC designation was with the Vietnamese government?

4. Why does the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam think that this country should not be on the CPC list?

5. For what reasons do various groups and some members of Congress disagree with the ambassador? Be specific.

6. How do the two Montagnards interviewed for the article view religious freedom in Vietnam?

7. President Obama believes Vietnam should be on the CPC list - he wrote to then-Secretary of State Rice while still a Senator and asked her to put Vietnam back on the CPC list. Now as president, he must also consider U.S. trade and defense agreements with Vietnam. Do you think that the Vietnamese government can be swayed by the U.S. government and President Obama? Explain your answer.