{"id":23558,"date":"2025-12-22T08:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=23558"},"modified":"2025-12-22T08:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T13:30:23","slug":"merkley-led-bipartisan-resolution-recognizing-30-years-of-u-s-vietnam-relationship-passes-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-led-bipartisan-resolution-recognizing-30-years-of-u-s-vietnam-relationship-passes-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley-led Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing 30 Years of U.S.-Vietnam Relationship Passes Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley\u2014a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee\u2014announced that his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-daines-recognize-30-years-of-u-s-vietnam-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bipartisan resolution marking the 30<sup>el<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary<\/a>\u00a0of the normalization of relations between the United States and Vietnam\u00a0unanimously passed the Senate. Merkley led the resolution alongside\u00a0U.S. Senator Steve Daines\u00a0(R-MT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cVietnam is a critical partner to the United States, and only together will we be able to tackle the&nbsp;most pressing challenges facing our two nations,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>dijo Merkley.<\/strong>\u201cThe unanimous passage of our bipartisan resolution reaffirms&nbsp;the Senate\u2019s&nbsp;commitment to sustaining a productive bilateral relationship,&nbsp;ongoing support of war legacy programs to bring closure to all who suffered in the Vietnam War, and our determination to work together to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As a member of the\u00a0Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, &amp; International Cybersecurity Policy, Merkley has long advocated for the United States\u2019 strategic partnerships in the region, including with Vietnam. In 2023,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-to-lead-bicameral-congressional-delegation-to-vietnam-indonesia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he led a bicameral congressional delegation to Vietnam<\/a>, meeting with senior Vietnamese government officials, examining the painful wartime legacy of the Vietnam conflict, and traveling to a town on the Mekong River experiencing rising sea levels due to climate chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full text of the bipartisan resolution can be found by clicking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/MDM25E29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley\u2014a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee\u2014announced that his\u00a0bipartisan resolution marking the 30th\u00a0anniversary\u00a0of the normalization of relations between the United States and Vietnam\u00a0unanimously passed the Senate. 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