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Advocacy and Exchange Program on Agent Orange
The Aspen Institute Advocacy and Exchange Program on Agent Orange/Dioxin promotes dialogue within the US policy community, and between the United States and Vietnam, on solutions to the continuing impact of the wartime use of herbicides in Vietnam.
The impact of war can last decades beyond the ceasefire. With support from the Ford Foundation, The Aspen Institute Advocacy and Exchange Program on Agent Orange/Dioxin is a two-year project to help Americans and Vietnamese address the continuing health and environmental impact of herbicides sprayed in Vietnam during the war.
The US-Vietnam Dialogue Group, June 2009
The US-Vietnam Dialogue Group convened for their fourth meeting during the first week of June, 2009 as they continue to address the problems associated with Agent Orange-Dioxin. This bipartisan, non-governmental initiative is supported by the Ford Foundation and is comprised of distinguished policy makers, scientists, and nonprofit and business leaders.
Multimedia
Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson, chair of the dialogue group on Agent Orange/Dioxin, is featured in a recent episode of HDNet's "World Report" entitled "Vietnam's Lingering Ghost: Facing the Legacy of Agent Orange."
On June 4th, several members of the US-Vietnam Dialogue Group, among others, submitted testimony in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment.