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. Remarks The Honorable John Sullivan Deputy Secretary of State
Panel - The Road Ahead: Building an Enduring Partnership Ambassador Ha Kim Ngoc Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States
Sr. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh Deputy Defense Minister; Permanent Member of Standing Committee 701
W. Patrick Murphy Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau East Asia and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Tim Rieser Foreign Policy Aide, Senator Patrick Leahy
Elizabeth Becker Former New York Times correspondent and author of “When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution”
Ambassador William Taylor (Ret.), moderator Executive Vice President, U.S. Institute of Peace
With the potential for a global food crisis to greatly accelerate and exacerbate conflict dynamics in fragile states, the international community must adopt a conflict lens to prevent a humanitarian disaster of even greater proportions from unfolding. On June 30, USIP hosted a conversation with leading experts on how the international community can work together to help prevent or mitigate the possibility of violence caused by a food security crisis of this scale. Speakers Lise Grande, introductory remarksPresident and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace Isobel Coleman, keynote remarksDeputy Administrator for Policy and Programming, U.S. Agency for International Development Abdi AynteFormer Minisiter of Planning and Economic Promotion, Somalia Arif HusainChief Economist, World Food Program Haneen SayedLead Human Development Specialist, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank Ambassador Johnnie Carson, moderatorSenior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/preventing-conflict-amid-global-food-crisis ...
Featuring new USIP research on the crucial role of inclusive dialogue and negotiation processes, this event looked at the characteristics of peace processes that most successfully foster citizen trust in a renewed social compact and long-term sustainable democratization. The discussion also provided key insights and recommendations for activists and external peacebuilding actors working to ensure successful dialogue and foster democratic outcomes — as well as how to apply those insights and recommendations in on-the-ground cases. Speakers Zied Boussen Tunisian Activist and Researcher Veronique Dudouet Senior Research Advisor, Berghof Foundation Zahra Hayder Sudanese Activist and Organizer Roman-Gabriel Olar Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin Jonathan Pinckney Senior Researcher, Nonviolent Action, U.S. Institute of Peace Lise Grande, moderator President and CEO, U.S. Institute of Peace ...
USIP held a discussion on the underlying political dynamics that are driving this current movement—as well as a look at the tactics the protestors have deployed to mobilize in Thailand’s restrictive environment, where the protest movement may go from here, and how the U.S. government might constructively respond. ...
