Thirty years ago, in the night of July 11, 1995 (US time), US President Bill Clinton officially announced the normalisation of diplomatic relations with Vietnam. In the early morning of July 12, 1995 (Vietnam time), Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet officially announced the normalisation of diplomatic relations with the US.

A Vietnamese delegation attended the third annual dialogue titled "War legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia" held in both in-person and online formats by the US Institute of Peace (USIP) on October 11 and 12.