Cambodian Supreme National Council confirms Norodom Sihanouk as chair

The U.S. government outlined steps linking progress on Cambodia and accounting for missing U.S. personnel to improved relations. The roadmap reflected U.S. diplomatic priorities and ongoing domestic...

A ceasefire began after an appeal by the UN Secretary-General and the foreign ministers of France and Indonesia. It created space for renewed negotiations, though fighting and political tensions...

The Communist Party convened its Seventh Congress in Hanoi during the reform era. Delegates reviewed Đổi Mới and set political and economic priorities as Vietnam sought to overcome isolation and...

The congress approved a platform and leadership changes that framed continued renovation and socialist development. Its decisions reflected Vietnam’s effort to adapt after war, economic crisis, and...

The U.S. office began work on the search for Americans missing from the war. Its opening expanded direct contact between U.S. and Vietnamese officials while emphasizing the U.S. government’s...

Security Council Resolution 717 established UNAMIC to assist with mine awareness and prepare for the larger peacekeeping operation. The mission followed years of war and displacement and was an...

Cambodian parties and international powers signed agreements intended to end conflict, establish a ceasefire, and support a political transition. The agreements created a United Nations transitional...

The agreements established a framework for a ceasefire, refugee return, human-rights protections, and a UN transitional authority leading to elections. They were signed by Cambodian parties and...

The United States established a mission in Cambodia after years without normal diplomatic relations. The reopening reflected the movement toward a Cambodian political settlement and an evolving U.S....

Deputy Foreign Minister Lê Mai and U.S. official Richard Solomon held a first round of talks on normalizing bilateral relations. Discussions took place as Vietnam’s withdrawal from Cambodia and...