The 30th Anniversary of U.S.-Vietnam Relations: Former Enemies & Present Partners
May 1 @ 11:15 am - 3:45 pm
11:15 am – 11:30 am: Opening Remarks
- Wafaa El-Sadr, Executive Vice President of Columbia Global
- Lien-Hang Nguyen, WEAI Director; Co-Founder of Global Vietnam Studies
11:30 am – 12:45 pm: From US-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:
- Nguyen Quoc Dzung, Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States
- David Shear, Former US 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, SRV Permanent Mission to the United Nations
- Daniel Kritenbrink, Former US Ambassador to Vietnam
- Annabel Lee, Director, Strategic Policy Engagements and Campaigns (APJ) and ASEAN, AWS
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Lessons from US-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, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN
- Adam Tooze, 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.
