Diplomats

United States Embassy Economic Counselor Arthur Z. Gardiner, Nguyen Luong, Trung Van Le, and a man identified only as F.E.N., inspect the cargo area of a C-133 Douglas Cargomaster.

Arthur Z. Gardiner and unidentified dignitaries tour an earthworks construction site for a hamlet strong point in Gia Dinh Province at Vinh Loc, Vietnam.

Arthur Z. Gardiner (foreground, left) and unidentified dignitaries look at maps in Gia Dinh Province at An Phu Dong, Vietnam.

Arthur Z. Gardiner (standing, second from left) and unidentified dignitaries visit an elementary school in Gia Dinh Province at An Phu Dong, Vietnam. All others are unidentified.

Arthur Z. Gardiner walks at the front of a single file line through a rice paddy at Vinh Loc, Vietnam.

Congressman John L. Pilcher (fourth from left) and Economic Counselor of the United States Embassy Arthur Z. Gardiner (right) stand with numerous unidentified dignitaries during Pilcher's congressional delegation visit to Vietnam.

Arthur Z. Gardiner (second from left) and unidentified dignitaries tour Gia Dinh Province at An Phu Dong, Vietnam. Raised cultivated beds are in the foreground and palm trees are in the background.

Arthur Z. Gardiner, the Economic Counselor at the United States Embassy in Vietnam, and unidentified dignitaries review similarly dressed locals at An Phu Dong, Vietnam.

The Director of the United States Operations Mission in Vietnam Arthur Z. Gardiner, visits the Open Trade School in Ban Me Thout, Vietnam with Minister Trinh, Madame Trinh, and Madame Bang.

Vietnamese leaders and members of the United States Operations Mission attend the opening of the Pleiku-Quinhon Highway Project near Quinhon, Vietnam. From left to right: Tuan, Arthur Z. Gardiner, DiDi, President Ngo Dinh Diem, Funk, Ambassador Frederick Nolting, Dinh, Cunningham, and the province chief.