The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
Office of the Historian
Presents an International Conference on:
“The
American Experience in Southeast Asia, 1946–1975”
East Auditorium, George
C. Marshall Conference Center
U.S. Department of State
Washington,
DC
September 29–30, 2010
8:00–9:30 | Registration and Refreshments: Enter at 320 21st Street NW at Virginia Avenue |
9:40–9:45 | Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Ambassador Edward Brynn, The Historian, U.S. Department of State |
9:45–10:00 | Opening Address by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (Video and transcript) |
10:05–11:00 | Address by Dr. Henry A. Kissinger (Video and transcript) |
11:05–12:00 | Keynote Address by Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke (Video and transcript) |
12:00–2:00 | Lunch |
2:00–3:30 |
The View from Hanoi: Historians from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Video and transcript) Chair: Ronald Spector, George Washington University
Commentator: Lien-Hang Nguyen, University of Kentucky |
3:30–4:00 | Break |
4:00–5:30 |
Senior Scholars’ Interpretations of the American Experience in Southeast Asia (Video and transcript) Chair: Thomas Schwartz, Vanderbilt University
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5:30–6:00 | Refreshments |
6:00–7:30 |
Media Roundtable Discussion: Convened by Assistant Secretary P.J. Crowley, Bureau of Public Affairs (Video and transcript) Moderator: Marvin Kalb, Murrow Professor Emeritus, Harvard University
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7:45–9:00 | Reception: Benjamin Franklin Room |
8:00-8:45 | Registration and Refreshments: Enter at 21st Street |
8:55-9:00 | Welcome |
9:00–9:55 | Address by Ambassador John D. Negroponte (Video and transcript) |
10:00-11:30 |
With Friends Like These: The United States and its Allies (Video and transcript) Chair: Erin Mahan, Chief Historian, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Commentator: Fred Logevall, Cornell University |
11:30-1:15 | Lunch |
1:15-2:45 |
Fighting While Negotiating: Force and Diplomacy in the Vietnam War (Video and transcript) Chair: Edward Keefer, Historian, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Commentator: Robert McMahon, Ohio State University |
2:45-3:00 | Break |
3:00-4:30 |
The Battle for Hearts and Minds: Counterinsurgency and Reconstruction Programs in Vietnam (Video and transcript) Chair: Richard Hunt, Historian, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Commentator: Pierre Journoud, Institute for Strategic Research, École Militaire, French Ministry of Defense. |
4:30-4:45 | Break |
4:45-6:15 |
Ours to Reason Why: Intervention in Vietnam, Reaction in America (Video and transcript) Chair: Donald Ritchie, Historian, Senate Historical Office
Commentator: David Anderson, California State University, Monterey Bay |