Oct.30^th, 2007 Roundtable, "Agent Orange in Vietnam: Assessing the US Response" On October 30 the Aspen Institute launched its two-year program on Agent Orange/Dioxin with a roundtable discussion, moderated by program director Catharin Dalpino, to assess US efforts to respond to the continuing impact of dioxin in Vietnam. Participants included administration officials, Congressional staff, analysts, medical experts, activists and representatives of non-governmental organizations working in Vietnam.  One central topic of discussion was the first Congressional appropriation of funds to help contain dioxin remaining the soil and water around former US bases in Vietnam, and to begin addressing the human health costs of the wartime use of Agent Orange.

Among the participants at the roundtable were; Charles Bailey, Director of the Ford Foundation Special Initiative on Agent Orange/Dioxin; Michael Marine, Former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; Bobby Muller, President & Chairman of the Board, Veterans for America; Ann Mills Griffith, Executive Director, National League of POW/MIA Families; Susan Hammond, Director, War Legacies Project; Tim Reiser, Senate Appropriations Committee, Office of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT); and Ca Van Tran, President, Vietnam Assistance to the Handicapped (VNAH).