The U.S.–Vietnam Relationship and War Legacies: 25 Years into Normalization

ON July 15, 2020, The Stimson Center hosted a webinar discussion exploring the bilateral relationship between the United States and Vietnam, the progress made on war legacy issues in the last 25 years, and the role that the legacies of war will play in the future relationship.

The webinar featured opening remarks by:

• Senator Patrick Leahy, United States Senate, representing Vermont

• Ambassador Ha Kim Ngoc, Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

• Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam

And panelists:

• Mike Cerre, Special Correspondent for PBS News Hour and Globe TV Reporter

• Tim Rieser, Senior Foreign Policy Aid for Senator Leahy, Democratic Clerk of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee

• Susan Hammond, Founder and Executive Director of the War Legacies Project

• Ha Pham, In-Country Director for PeaceTrees Vietnam

• Le Dinh Vu, PhD, Chief of the Office of the Standing Board of the National Steering Committee on Overcoming Post-War Consequences of Unexploded Ordnances and Toxic Chemicals in Vietnam

Click here to watch the recorded webinar, and for more information about the panelists.