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U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam is established
📅 8 Februari 1962Washington created MACV to direct the expanding U.S. advisory effort in South Vietnam. Its establishment formalized a larger command structure before the mass deployment of U.S. ground combat...
William Westmoreland takes command of U.S. forces in Vietnam
📅 25 April 1964President Lyndon Johnson appointed General William Westmoreland to command the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. The appointment came amid escalating U.S. involvement and helped place the conflict...
Final U.S. ground combat contingent departs Vietnam
📅 29 Maart 1973The final U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam under the Paris agreement. The withdrawal ended direct U.S. ground combat deployment but did not end the conflict between Vietnamese forces or the...
Vietnam launches a full-scale invasion of Democratic Kampuchea
📅 25 December 1978Vietnamese forces entered Cambodia after years of border violence and Khmer Rouge attacks. The intervention overthrew the Democratic Kampuchea government in January 1979, ending its genocidal rule,...
Vietnamese-backed forces take Phnom Penh and end Khmer Rouge rule
📅 7 Januari 1979The Cambodian capital fell to forces supported by Vietnam, ending the Democratic Kampuchea government. The intervention stopped the Khmer Rouge’s rule but began a decade of Vietnamese military...
China launches a military assault on Vietnam
📅 17 Februari 1979Chinese forces crossed into Vietnam after months of worsening relations. The USSR condemned the attack and supported Vietnam under their 1978 treaty, while Vietnamese communities faced a devastating...
Boat departures from Vietnam reach an acute humanitarian scale
📅 31 Mei 1979UNHCR reporting later recorded nearly 60,000 Vietnamese boat refugees arriving during May 1979. Many fled in dangerous vessels; ethnic Chinese in Vietnam were among those pushed to leave amid state...
First group of Amerasians departs Vietnam under renewed arrangements
📅 31 December 1987A group of Amerasian children and relatives traveled out of Vietnam as an Orderly Departure Program arrangement resumed. The program offered a safer legal route for some families, while the categories...
Another group of Amerasian youths leaves Vietnam through ODP
📅 4 Juli 1988Twenty-eight Amerasian youths and relatives began a journey to the United States under the departure program. For these families, migration involved claims about parentage, state processing, and the...
Vietnam confirms its troop withdrawal from Cambodia is complete
📅 26 September 1989Vietnam informed the United Nations that its military withdrawal had been completed by September 26. The departure followed years of conflict and occupation and preceded Cambodia’s negotiated...
U.S. firms become eligible for international-financed projects in Vietnam
📅 13 September 1993The Clinton administration permitted U.S. companies to participate in projects financed by international financial institutions in Vietnam. This was a limited opening in the normalization process, not...
United States lifts its trade embargo on Vietnam
📅 3 Februari 1994President Clinton announced the end of the U.S. trade embargo, opening a path toward expanded economic contact. The decision followed years of negotiations over prisoners, missing personnel, and...
Orderly Departure Program closes new registration
📅 30 September 1994The U.S. program ended registration for new cases, while processing continued for applications already in the system. The closure changed a major legal migration route for Vietnamese families. Its...
UNHCR closes its post-CPA repatriation operation in Southeast Asia
📅 30 September 1996UNHCR ended a transitional period of repatriation and care assistance after the CPA. People who had returned to Vietnam still needed reintegration support, while regional governments and agencies...
Vietnam and the United States sign an OPIC investment agreement
📅 19 Maart 1998The two governments signed an agreement enabling the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to support eligible U.S. investment in Vietnam. The agreement expanded economic engagement after...
Vietnamese prime minister and U.S. president discuss bilateral relations at APEC
📅 6 November 1999Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải and President Clinton met on the margins of the APEC summit in Auckland. Their discussion reflected a shift toward economic ties and regular diplomacy, while issues of...
Bill Clinton begins a state visit to Vietnam
📅 16 November 2000Clinton arrived in Hanoi for the first visit to Vietnam by a sitting U.S. president since the war. His public remarks addressed reconciliation, economic ties, and historical memory. The visit showed a...
U.S. Senate approves the Vietnam bilateral trade agreement
📅 3 Oktober 2001The Senate approved the trade agreement, advancing it toward implementation after years of negotiation. The agreement promised lower tariffs and expanded access but also required substantial...
U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement takes effect
📅 10 December 2001The agreement entered into force after ratification and an exchange of letters, extending normal trade relations and lowering barriers. It marked a deepening of postwar economic links while leaving...
Vietnam becomes a member of the World Trade Organization
📅 11 Januari 2007Accession integrated Vietnam into the global trade regime after years of negotiation. It accompanied export-led growth and changes in labor, agriculture, and investment. Membership brought new...
President Nguyễn Minh Triết begins an official visit to the United States
📅 18 Juni 2007Triết began the first official U.S. visit by a Vietnamese head of state. The visit reflected a shift from postwar isolation toward high-level diplomacy and trade. Vietnamese-American refugees and...
Bush welcomes President Triết to the White House
📅 22 Juni 2007Bush and Triết held talks during Triết’s visit, discussing trade, education, security, and human rights. The meeting showed the rapid institutionalization of relations after normalization, while...
Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng begins an official U.S. visit
📅 23 Juni 2008Dũng began a visit focused on trade, education, investment, and political ties. Vietnamese officials presented cooperation as a way to serve national development and independence. The agenda also...
Vietnam and the United States issue a joint statement during Dũng’s visit
📅 25 Juni 2008The two governments described cooperation in economic, educational, and regional affairs and noted the USNS Mercy’s medical mission in Vietnam. Humanitarian exchange formed part of postwar engagement,...
ASEAN Regional Forum meets in Hanoi during Vietnam’s chair year
📅 23 Juli 2010Foreign ministers met in Hanoi for the 17th ASEAN Regional Forum. The meeting addressed regional security and multilateral cooperation. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly linked the...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Vietnam’s prime minister
📅 10 Juli 2012Clinton met Nguyễn Tấn Dũng during an official visit to Hanoi. Their discussions included trade and bilateral cooperation. The visit also unfolded amid U.S. concerns about rights and Vietnam’s efforts...
Vietnamese delegation visits the United States on postwar humanitarian issues
📅 14 Juli 2012A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Defence Minister Nguyễn Chí Vịnh visited the United States to strengthen cooperation on humanitarian work and war consequences. Its agenda included unexploded...
Vietnam and the United States establish a Comprehensive Partnership
📅 25 Juli 2013Presidents Trương Tấn Sang and Barack Obama announced a framework for cooperation on trade, education, health, science, security, and regional issues. The partnership reflected a postwar diplomatic...
Vietnam and the United States establish a Comprehensive Partnership
📅 25 Juli 2013President Barack Obama and President Trương Tấn Sang announced an overarching framework for cooperation. It included trade, security, education, human rights, and war-legacy issues. The framework...
Vietnam demands withdrawal of the rig through high-level diplomacy
📅 7 Mei 2014Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh called Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and demanded the rig and escort vessels leave the area. Vietnam also called for talks, combining...
United States partially lifts its lethal-arms embargo on Vietnam
📅 2 Oktober 2014The United States announced that it would permit transfers of lethal defense articles for maritime security. The change signaled closer strategic relations nearly four decades after the war, while...
Vietnam submits a statement to the South China Sea arbitral tribunal
📅 5 December 2014Vietnam sent a statement to the tribunal in the Philippines-China arbitration, setting out its legal interests and positions on maritime entitlements. The move used international law to contest...
Vietnam and Vietnamese diaspora communities mark forty years since the war’s end
📅 30 April 2015The anniversary was commemorated in Vietnam as reunification and national victory, while many refugees and diaspora communities marked loss, defeat, and forced migration. These memories are not...
Obama meets General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng at the White House
📅 7 Juli 2015The meeting brought together the U.S. president and Vietnam’s party leader, a high-profile recognition of the relationship’s transformation. Discussions covered trade, security, human rights, and...
Vietnam and the United States adopt a Joint Vision Statement
📅 7 Juli 2015The statement affirmed cooperation on trade, security, education, and war-legacy issues, including POW/MIA accounting and unexploded ordnance. It also named respect for sovereignty and political...
United States lifts its remaining lethal-arms sales ban on Vietnam
📅 23 Mei 2016During President Obama’s visit, Washington announced the end of the arms-sales ban. The decision represented a major change in security relations, while the joint statement linked cooperation to...
U.S. ends its remaining lethal-arms embargo on Vietnam
📅 23 Mei 2016During Obama’s visit, the U.S. announced it would lift its remaining ban on lethal-arms sales. The policy shift did not erase the unequal history of U.S. intervention or continuing war harms.
Obama addresses the people of Vietnam
📅 24 Mei 2016The speech acknowledged difficult history and discussed sovereignty, trade, regional order, and rights. It is a U.S. president’s account of reconciliation, not a comprehensive record of Vietnamese...
Vietnam and the European Union sign the EVFTA
📅 30 Juni 2019The trade agreement was signed in Hanoi after years of negotiation. It expanded economic ties between Vietnam and the EU and included provisions concerning labor and sustainable development. The...
EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement enters into force
📅 1 Augustus 2020The EVFTA began operating after ratification procedures. It lowered tariffs over time and created mechanisms for trade and cooperation. The agreement’s rules affect workers, producers, and consumers...
Vice President Kamala Harris begins a visit to Vietnam
📅 24 Augustus 2021Harris arrived in Hanoi during a regional visit, discussing health and security as Vietnam maintained relations with multiple powers and asserted autonomy.
Harris and Vietnamese leaders discuss war legacies and public health
📅 25 Augustus 2021Officials discussed UXO, dioxin, disability assistance, and pandemic response, linking humanitarian work to strategic diplomacy.