-         February 3^rd, 1994: President Bill Clinton lifts US trade embargo against Vietnam.

-         January 1995: Vietnam and the US sign an agreement establishing liaison offices in each other’s capital.

-         July 1995: US President Bill Clinton announces normalization of relations with Vietnam.

-         July 2000: Vietnam and the US sign Bilateral Trade Agreement.

-         November 2000: Bill Clinton becomes the first US President to pay an official visit to Vietnam.

-         June 2005: Prime Minister Phan Van Khai visits the US at the invitation of President George W. Bush.

-         November 2006: US President George W. Bush visits Vietnam.

-         December 2006: US Congress approves Permanent Normal Trade Relation status for Vietnam.

-         June 2007: President Nguyen Minh Triet visits the US at the invitation of President George W. Bush.

-         June 2008: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visits the US at the invitation of President George W. Bush.

-         September 2011: the two countries sign an MOU on “advancing bilateral defense cooperation.”

-         July 2013: President Truong Tan Sang pays official visit to US at the invitation of President Barack Obama. The two sides release a Joint Statements establishing a Comprehensive Partnership.

-         June 2014: Vietnam and the US sign the 123 Civil Nuclear Cooperation pact.

-         October 2014: US partially lifts lethal weapons ban on Vietnam.

-         2015: Both countries celebrate the 20 th anniversary of normalized relations.

-         July 2015: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong pays official visit to the US.