The governments of the United States of America and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace, hosted an event examining the transformation from enemies to partners by the two countries since the end of the war in 1975.

Remarks
The Honorable John Sullivan
Deputy Secretary of State


Panel - The Road Ahead: Building an Enduring Partnership
Ambassador Ha Kim Ngoc
Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States

Sr. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh
Deputy Defense Minister; Permanent Member of Standing Committee 701

W. Patrick Murphy
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau East Asia and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Tim Rieser
Foreign Policy Aide, Senator Patrick Leahy

Elizabeth Becker
Former New York Times correspondent and author of “When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution”

Ambassador William Taylor (Ret.), moderator
Executive Vice President, U.S. Institute of Peace