Part 1: 3rd Annual Dialogue on War Legacies and Peace in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia

This year marks a significant milestone as we reflect on the first anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership upgrade, underscoring a commitment to addressing war legacies and deepening ties through forward-looking initiatives. On October 10 and 11, USIP held a two-part event under the Institute’s Dialogue on War Legacies and Peace, which brought government and nongovernmental experts together to discuss the full range of war legacy issues and U.S. relations with Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

The U.S. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam after One Year

• Ambassador George E. Moose, opening remarks
  Acting President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace
• Ambassador Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, keynote remarks
  Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.S. 
• Ambassador Marc Knapper, keynote remarks (virtual)
  U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam 
• Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), keynote remarks (pre-recorded)
  U.S. Senator from Maryland
• Representative Young Kim (R-CA), keynote remarks (pre-recorded) 
  U.S. Representative from California 
• Kit Norland, moderator
  Diplomat, U.S Department of State (ret.)
• Jed Royal
  Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense 
• Phan Anh Sơn
  President, Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations 
• Michael Schiffer
  Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for International Development

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/3rd-annual-dialogue-war-legacies-and-peace-vietnam-laos-and-cambodia