Overcoming War Legacies - Panel 1: Foundations of US-Vietnamese Post-War Partnership

The governments of the United States of America and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace, hosted an event examining the transformation from enemies to partners by the two countries since the end of the war in 1975. 

Agenda:

Welcome Remarks: Honorable Nancy Lindborg President, U.S. Institute of Peace

Remarks on Behalf of the Government of Vietnam: Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh Deputy Defense Minister; Permanent Member of Standing Committee 701

Remarks by Senior U.S. Department of Defense Official: Dr. Joseph H. Felter Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia

Remarks: Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) U.S. Senator, Vermont

Panel: Foundations of US-Vietnamese Post-War Partnership: Kelly McKeague Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Nguyen Huu Luong MIA Agency Director, Ministry of Defense Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh Former Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States

Robert Destatte Vietnam Analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency

Fred Downs Former National Director, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service

Ambassador, Charles Ray (Ret.), moderator Former Consul General, Ho Chi Minh City