<Tr> <Th> Address </Th> <Td> 39 Hàm Nghi Boulevard (First Embassy) 4 Thống Nhứt (Second Embassy, current street name is 4 Lê Duẩn) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Location of Embassy of the United States, Saigon in Vietnam </Td> </Tr> <P> The United States Embassy in Saigon was first established in June 1952, and moved into a new building in 1967 and eventually closed in 1975 . The embassy was the scene of a number of significant events of the Vietnam War, most notably the Viet Cong attack during the Tet Offensive which helped turn American public opinion against the war, and the helicopter evacuation during the Fall of Saigon after which the embassy closed permanently . </P> <P> In 1995, the U.S. and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam formally established relations and the embassy grounds and building were handed back to the United States . The former embassy was subsequently demolished in 1998 and is currently a park inside of the U.S. Consulate General's compound in what is now called Ho Chi Minh City . </P>

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