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The 30th Anniversary of U.S.-Vietnam Relations: Former Enemies & Present Partners

May 1, 2025
11:15 AM - 3:45 PM
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The Forum, Auditorium, 601 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027

11:15 am - 11:30 am: Opening Remarks

11:30 am - 12:45 pm: From U.S.-Vietnam Reconciliation to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: State-to-State Relations

Chair: Lien-Hang Nguyen, WEAI Director; Co-Founder of Global Vietnam Studies
Moderator: Chinh Chu, CC Capital
Speakers:

  • Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dzung, Ambassador of Viet Nam to the United States
  • David Shear, former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
  • Thomas Vallely, Senior Advisor for Global Vietnam Studies, WEAI

1:00 pm - 2:15 pm: From U.S.-Vietnam Reconciliation to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: The Future

Chair: Chinh Chu, CC Capital
Moderator: Thomas Vallely, Senior Advisor for Global Vietnam Studies, WEAI
Speakers:

  • Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations
  • Daniel Kritenbrink, former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
  • Annabel Lee, Director, Strategic Policy Engagements and Campaigns (APJ) and ASEAN, AWS

2:30 pm - 3:45 pm: Lessons from U.S.-Vietnam Reconciliation: Roadmap for the World

Chair: Wafaa El-Sadr, Executive Vice President of Columbia Global
Moderator: Jean-Marie Guehenno, Director of the Kent Global Leadership Program on Conflict Resolution, SIPA 
Speakers:

  • Paige Arthur, Director of Global Programming, Columbia Global
  • Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, former Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations
  • Adam Tooze, Chair of the Committee on Global Thought; Director of the European Institute; Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of History

This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and co-sponsored by Columbia Global. This is part of the three-day series 50-30: From War to Peace in Vietnam and the United States, April 30 – May 2, 2025.

Registration:

  • To attend this event in-person, please register HERE.

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