The MOJ requested USAID STAR Plus to provide advice and assistance in helping Vietnam determine whether to apply for membership. The Ministry requested that the expert to come to a seminar in Hanoi to be held on October 24 to present on (i) International experience on joining the Hague Conference on Private International Law; and (ii) The advantages and disadvantages, benefits and costs/burdens costs to Vietnam that would accrue from joining the Hague Conference. USAID STAR Plus arranged for the Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference, Dr. Christophe Bernasconi, to attend the workshop.