HANOI/WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Deputy

Prime Minister is set to talk on Wednesday with U.S. Treasury

Secretary Scott Bessent and plans also to meet Boeing ( BA ), SpaceX

and Apple ( AAPL ) executives this week, according to an internal

schedule seen by Reuters.

The export-reliant Southeast Asian nation is scrambling to

persuade the Trump administration to revise its decision to

impose tariffs of 46% on Vietnam's exports to Washington, which

account for about 30% of the country's gross domestic product.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc is set to meet Bessent for

about 45 minutes at the Treasury in Washington at 4 p.m. EST

(2000 GMT) on Wednesday, according to the internal schedule,

which is still subject to changes.

A senior U.S. official confirmed the meeting on Wednesday,

but declined to provide additional details or topics.

The purpose of the meeting is to organise talks for a

possible revision of tariffs on Vietnam, said one person who

talked in Washington with members of the Vietnamese delegation,

noting an immediate reprieve was unlikely.

The source declined to be named because the information was

not public.

Vietnam has asked the United States to delay the

implementation of reciprocal tariffs, which take effect on

Wednesday, and its top leader To Lam in a call with U.S.

President Donald Trump last week said he was open to discussing

a zero-tariff deal with Washington.

Immediately after the possible meeting with Bessent, Phoc

plans to meet executives of planemaker Boeing ( BA ) at 5 p.m.

EST and attend the signing of an agreement between Vietnamese

airline VietJet and investment fund KKR, the

schedule shows.

Reuters reported last week that VietJet was set to sign a

$200 million aircraft finance deal with a partner of KKR on

Wednesday at a ceremony attended by Boeing ( BA ), as the budget

airline seeks to finalise the purchase of Boeing ( BA ) jets.

Multiple Vietnamese and U.S. officials had said the purchase

of planes by Vietnamese companies could be a way for the country

to address U.S. trade concerns.

On Thursday, Phoc intends to meet executives from Elon

Musk's SpaceX, which is planning to offer its Starlink satellite

internet services in Vietnam after having been granted an

exemption to bypass strict foreign ownership limits.

The meeting with SpaceX is to be confirmed, according to the

schedule.

The programme also shows that Phoc is set to meet Apple ( AAPL )

executives on Thursday, and sit down with other U.S.

companies with manufacturing operations in Vietnam, including

Intel ( INTC ) and Coca-Cola.