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Viewing cable 07HANOI1235, Second Joint Advisory Committee on Agent Orange Dioxin

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07HANOI1235 2007-07-10 10:30 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Hanoi
VZCZCXRO7860
RR RUEHHM
DE RUEHHI #1235/01 1911030
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 101030Z JUL 07
FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5801
INFO RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH 3345
RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA GA
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC//USDP/ISA/AP/ES//
RHMFIUU/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI//J00/J005/J006/J01LA/J06/J5//
RHEHNSC/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 HANOI 001235 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS, EAP/EP, EAP/RSP, EAP/PD, OES/PCI 
STATE PASS TO USAID FOR ANE, G/ENV 
STATE PASS TO EPA/OIA (DENNIS CUNNINGHAM AND MARK KASMAN) 
STATE PASS TO EPA/ORD (KEVIN TEICHMAN) 
STATE PASS TO OGHA/HHS (STIEGER/VALDEZ/HICKEY) 
CDC FOR OGHA (BLOUT/MCCALL) AND NCEH (THOMAS SINKS) 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (TSHUBERT AND WVANHOUTEN) 
HHS PASS TO FIC/NIH (GLASS) AND NIEHS/NIH (DAVID SCHWARTZ) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL SENV TBIO KPAO VM
SUBJECT: Second Joint Advisory Committee on Agent Orange Dioxin 
 
1. (U) Summary.  Post plans to convene the second Joint Advisory 
Committee (JAC) on August 14, 2007, co-hosted by Office 33 of the 
Government of Vietnam (GVN).  As agreed by the USG and the GVN, the 
JAC serves as a technical forum to enhance scientific coordination 
and cooperation between the United States and Vietnam on the 
environmental and health activities of dioxin.  Participation in 
this JAC will parallel that of the U.S. delegation to the first 
meeting, which was held June 6, 2006.  End Summary. 
 
History of JAC 
-------------- 
 
3. (U) A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed March 10, 2002 in 
Hanoi following the meeting "Vietnam-U.S. Scientific Conference 
Joint on Human Health and Environmental Effects of Agent 
Orange/Dioxin" led to the establishment of the Joint Advisory 
Committee (JAC).  The first meeting was held on June 6, 2006 in 
Hanoi.  That meeting focused on technical exchange for environmental 
and health research, but also served to document achievements, 
collaborative relationships and potential avenues for progress. 
After successfully holding their first meeting, the two sides agreed 
that the exchange was useful and should be continued on an annual 
basis.  The four years that elapsed between the signing of the MOU 
and the first JAC was due primarily to the GVN's failure to name 
delegation members. 
 
4. (U) Post proposes holding the second annual meeting of the JAC on 
August 14.  This timing suits the desires of Office 33 and fits the 
schedules of several U.S.-based participants, who will be in Hanoi 
on other business.  All sides anticipate that this meeting will 
involve another technical exchange, focused on on-going activities. 
Our Vietnamese counterparts understand that the JAC is not a forum 
for policy decisions with regard to future USG activities with 
regard to the Agent Orange/Dioxin. 
 
Ongoing Technical Exchanges 
--------------------------- 
 
4. (SBU) A number of other channels for technical exchanges exist in 
addition to the JAC.  In March 2002, the USG sponsored a conference 
in Hanoi (which generated the JAC), bringing together approximately 
400 U.S. and Vietnamese scientists to discuss research on the 
effects of AO and dioxin on human health and the environment.  From 
2002 to 2006, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and 
EPA implemented a joint project to enhance technical abilities of 
GVN scientists, evaluate the extent of dioxin contamination at the 
Danang Airport, evaluate low-cost soil sampling, and share 
information on remediation technologies for locations where both 
sides agree there is a high probability of off-site dioxin 
contamination. 
 
5. (SBU) In August 2005, the Department of Defense (DOD) sponsored a 
technical workshop entitled "Methods for Stabilizing and Cleaning-up 
Dioxin Contaminated Sites."  In October 2006 and February 2007, 
workshops were held in Hanoi that addressed interdiction strategies 
that capitalized on a joint State Department and EPA technical 
assistance project in partnership with the Ford Foundation, Ministry 
of Defense (MOD) and GVN's Office 33.  In April, seven officials 
from MOD and Office 33 specializing in chemical engineering and 
toxicology participated in a study tour to New York, New Jersey and 
Washington DC for meetings with EPA, UNDP, non-governmental 
organizations, universities and others.  In June, MOD and DOD 
co-hosted an exchange of technical information on Operation Ranch 
Hand and shared information important for the refinement of a 
remediation strategy.  That two-day technical workshop was followed 
by a State-Office 33 joint scientific workshop highlighting research 
undertaken on the ecological fate of dioxin at Elgin Air Force Base, 
Florida. 
 
6. (SBU) In August, the EPA will host a "Worker Health and Safety 
Training" (classroom and field practicum) for MOD construction 
workers and Vietnam Institute for Occupational Health and Personal 
Protection (VIOHP).  The JAC meeting will be held at the time of 
this August workshop, in large part to reduce costs for 
Washington-based participants. 
 
7. (SBU) The GVN sees these workshops and the planned JAC in August 
 
HANOI 00001235  002 OF 002 
 
 
as consistent with the November 2006 Joint Statement of President 
George W. Bush and President Nguyen Minh Triet, in which the two 
leaders agreed that further joint efforts to address the 
environmental contamination near former dioxin storage sites would 
make a valuable contribution to the continued development of their 
bilateral relationship, and discussions between the two Presidents 
in Washington DC in June, 2007. 
 
Draft Agenda and U.S. JAC Membership 
------------------------------------ 
 
8. (SBU) This draft agenda is in the process of being vetted with 
GVN's Office 33 and USG partner agencies (DOD, EPA, HHS, and USAID). 
 
 
a. Opening Ceremony 
b. Brief history of technical cooperation 
c. Joint GVN-U.S. technical accomplishments on environment issues 
d. Joint GVN-U.S. technical attempts on health issues 
e. Establishing overall technical principals 
f. Establishing a technical planning framework on environmental 
issues 
g. Exploring a technical framework on health issues 
h. Coordination issues with other partners 
i. Next steps 
j. Signing of the minutes 
k. Press conference 
 
9. (SBU) The U.S. JAC members are 
 
a. Embassy Defense Attach - Colonel Mark Chakwin 
b. Embassy Health Attach - Captain Michael Iademarco, USPHS and 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Dr. Marie Sweeney, 
alternate for this meeting 
c. Embassy Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer - 
Mr. Nathan Sage 
d. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Dr. Kevin Yale 
Teichman, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Research 
and Development for Science; and, 
e. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-Dr. Thomas 
Sinks, Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Health and 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 
 
MARINE