- 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.
