I recently picked up my visa for today's long -- very long -- trip to Vietnam as part of The Aspen Institute's support for the US-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin.
The US-Vietnam Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin was established in February 2007 with support from the Ford Foundation. The group has identified ways to deal with the most pressing of the human and environmental consequences of the US military's defoliation campaign.
A Request for Commitment: Expanding Hope Through the Da Nang Public-Private Partnership
New York, NY, September 2011 –– The Aspen Institute has established the Agent Orange in Vietnam Fund to gather and deploy resources from public and private donors to address the disability issues that remain as a legacy of the war in Vietnam .
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.
Press briefing discussing the seminar entitled, "The United States and Vietnam: Addressing War Legacy Issues Together" and the June 4 hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment.
A hearing held by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment. The hearing will focus on Agent Orange-Dioxin related issues in Vietnam and is only the second such hearing to directly address these issues.
