đź“… 31 May 1979
A UNHCR mission visited Vietnam from May 25 to 31 as the regional refugee crisis deepened. Its work occurred amid contested accounts of why people were leaving and growing international pressure for...
đź“… 22 January 1988
A U.S. military team traveled to Hanoi for technical talks on Americans missing from the war. The meeting reflected a continuing effort to locate remains and records, a humanitarian concern that...
đź“… 2 July 1993
Clinton announced U.S. support for allowing international financial institutions to consider lending to Vietnam, while emphasizing POW/MIA accounting. The change opened a path toward renewed...
đź“… 13 September 1993
The 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...
đź“… 3 February 1994
President Clinton announced the end of the U.S. trade embargo, allowing commercial relations to expand. The policy change followed years of debate about POW/MIA accounting, regional diplomacy, and...
đź“… 10 March 1998
The U.S. president waived restrictions under the Jackson–Vanik amendment, which linked trade benefits to freedom of emigration. The step made some U.S. trade and investment programs available and...
đź“… 19 November 2000
Clinton’s four-day visit ended after meetings and public addresses in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The trip presented normalization as a route toward engagement and shared prosperity. For Vietnamese...
đź“… 16 December 2013
During Secretary of State John Kerry’s Vietnam visit, the United States announced a contract to assess dioxin contamination at Bien Hoa and an agreement to continue UXO cooperation. The...
