Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange and U.S.-Vietnam Relations

Abstract

Since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, there has been a gradual warming of bilateral relations between the United States and Vietnam, culminating in the appointment of the first U.S. ambassador to Vietnam in 1996 and granting Vietnam permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) in 2007. Over the last three decades, many but not all of the major issues causing tension between the two nations have been resolved. One major legacy of the Vietnam War that remains unresolved is the damage that Agent Orange, and its accompanying dioxin, have done to the people and the environment of Vietnam. For the last 30 years, this issue has generally been pushed to the background of bilateral discussions by other issues considered more important by the United States and/or Vietnam. With most of those issues presently resolved, the issue of Agent Orange/dioxin has emerged as a regular topic in bilateral discussions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 21, 2008
Accession Number
ADA490443

Entities

People

  • Michael F. Martin

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agent Orange
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Department Of State
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Herbicides
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Southeast Asia
  • United States

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • International Relations and European Studies