Thayer Power Point Slides for Cambodia-US Relations

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CambodiaUnitedStates Rela2ons

Emeritus Professor Carl ThayerPresenta2on to Interna2onal Conference on

Cambodia: Progress and Challenges Since 1991

Ins2tute of Southeast Asian StudiesTraders Hotel, Singapore

March 930, 011


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OutlineBackground

Trade Rela2ons

CounterTerrorism Coopera2on

Rapprochemen t

Defence Coopera2on

Future Trajectory

Conclusion


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Background

1950 diploma2c rela2ons established withKingdom of Cambodia as Associated States inthe French Union

1965 diploma2c rela2ons broken by Cambodia1969 diploma2c rela2ons resumed1975 diploma2c rela2ons severed1991 diploma2c rela2ons reestablished with

Supreme Na2onal Council and Kingdom of Cambodia (1993)


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Poli2cal Rela2ons

1997 domes2c coup leads US to suspend aidfor a decade

Counternarco2cs, publish health and lawenforcement exempted

Poli2cal rela2ons deteriorate sharply 1999 Cambodia admi[ed into ASEAN

A\er upheaval of mid 007 and 008 elec2ons

005 military 2es restored


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Trade Rela2ons

1996 trade agreement Preferen2al access to US market for garments and

tex2les US is Cambodias largest trading partner

Tex2les and garments make up 97% of US imports Trade not targeted for sanc2ons 1997 007

Cambodia compliant with interna2onal labourstandards


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Trade Rela2ons

004 Cambodia joins WTO 005 WTO Mul2Fibre Agreement expires End 005 US imposes safeguards on exports

from Cambodia 006 Cambodia signs Trade and Investment

Agreement with US

Trade Act of 007 extends preferences toCambodia and fourteen developing countries


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Post 9/11 Southeast Asia declared a secondfront in war on terrorism

Hambali, planner for 00 Bali bombings, tookrefuge in Cambodia for several months

US seeks regionwide approach to counterterrorism

004 forma2on of Coali2on Government

provides grounds for Bush Administra2on tostep up counterterrorism coopera2on


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US takes ac2on against Cambodian FreedomFighters group

005 Cambodia eligible for funds from ForeignMilitary Financing and Regional DefenseCounter Terrorism Fellowship Program

Border control, counterterrorism 005 US reacts to Governments treatment of

Sam Rainsy and civil society ac2vists


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Rapprochement

006 Assistant Secretary of State ChristopherHill visits Phnom Penh to make assessment

Hun Sens gi\ release of several human rights

and civil society ac2vists Forestall cuts by donor community

007 US resumes direct foreign assistance End 007 Cambodia third largest recipient of US

foreign assistance in East Asia


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Rapprochement

007 Peace Corps program commences Progress in preven2ng trafficking in persons

but kept on Tier Watch List 008 Deputy Secretary John Negroponte visits

Cambodia Announces aid for public health and nancial

contribu2on to Khmer Rouge Tribunal 009 ExportImport Bank restric2ons li\ed


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Defence Coopera2on

006 Cambodias defence chief visits PACOM Requests assistance

006 PACOM Commander Admiral WilliamFallon visits Phnom Penh

007 USS Gary , rst US naval ship to visit inthirty years

007 PACOM Commander visits Phnom Penh USS Essex makes port visit


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Defence Coopera2on

00809 defence rela2ons expand US nances demining ac2vi2es US provides loans and training for Cambodia to

par2cipate in UN peacekeeping opera2ons US donates trucks Navy divers conduct rescue and salvage exercise

Cambodian Defence Minister visits

Washington Defence A[ach Office opened


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Defence Coopera2on Cambodia joins Global Peace Opera2ons Ini2a2ve

(GPOI) Cambodia establishes Peacekeeping Deming Center of

Excellence Late 009 defence rela2ons encounter speed

bump when Cambodia extradites Uighur asylumseekers back to China

US suspends Excess Defense Ar2cles program in

March 010 Cambodia held liable for Lon Nol era loans


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Defence Coopera2on

June 010 Cambodia joins Coopera2on AoatReadiness and Training (CARAT) for rst 2me

USS Tortuga make third port all by US Navy

July 010 Cambodia and US cohost GPOICapstone Exercise, Angkor Sen4nel

1,000 peacekeepers from more than 0 countries


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Future Trajectory

Selfsustaining momentum appears to havebuilt up

Discovery of oil and gas a[racts interest of USoil companies

Obama Administra2on launches LowerMekong Ini2a2ve

Nov. 010 Secretary of State visits Cambodia

01 Cambodia become ASEAN Chair


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Conclusion

USCambodia rela2ons will be shaped bybilateral issues

Human rights and governance issues

US assistance for nontradi2onal security issues Prospect of Bilateral Trade Agreement

And mul2lateral arrangements ASEAN Communitybuilding

ASEAN Defence Ministers Mee2ng Plus process US membership in East Asia Summit


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CambodiaUnited States Rela2ons

Emeritus Professor Carl ThayerPresenta2on to Interna2onal Conference on

Cambodia: Progress and Challenges Since 1991

Ins2tute of Southeast Asian StudiesTraders Hotel, SingaporeMarch 930, 011

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Thayer Power Point Slides for Cambodia-US Relations