17 June 1925
United States Signs Geneva Protocol
The United States signs the Geneva Protocol prohibiting use in war of chemical and bacteriological methods of warfare.
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The United States signs the Geneva Protocol prohibiting use in war of chemical and bacteriological methods of warfare.
Heads the American delegation to the Geneva Disarmament Conference before returning home.
A United Nations resolution demands the withdrawal of North Korean forces from South Korea
A United Nations resolution demands the withdrawal of North Korean forces from South Korea
Directs US diplomacy during the Geneva Conference on Indochina
American delegates attended the Geneva summit but scarcely participated.
But the plan hatched at Geneva was undermined and sabotaged by a lack of support.
The Geneva conference adopted a similar approach in Vietnam.
US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, a vehement anti-communist, refused to recognise, shake hands with or speak directly to Chinese or Viet Minh delegates.
Vietnamese territory would be divided temporarily into north and south, then given a road map to free elections, self Government, reunification and independence.
The US does not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi. Seeks unification through free elections supervised by the UN. Ignores the "Final Declaration", pledges unity through United Nations supervised elections. Ignores the "Final Declaration". Despite general agreement the "Final Declaration" is not signed
Seeks unification through free elections supervised by the UN. Ignores the "Final Declaration", pledges unity through United Nations supervised elections
The US does not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi
The Viet Minh delegates did not wish to sign: they sceptical about the scheduled 1956 elections and reluctant to agree to the 17th parallel border, which would mean surrendering territory to the South. In the end the Viet Minh representatives signed on the instructions of Ho Chi Minh, who was himself under pressure from the Soviet Union and China
A joint US-French naval task force was assembled near Haiphong harbour, while US personnel and aid workers organised refugee camps, food and medical supplies in South Vietnam.
The Geneva Accords also provided a 300 day grace period, so that civilians could relocate to North or South Vietnam.
The United States began providing assistance to those Vietnamese who wanted to move south.
This process – pointedly titled Operation Passage to Freedom – was part humanitarian mission, part propaganda ploy.
A joint US-French naval task force was assembled near Haiphong harbour, while US personnel and aid workers organised refugee camps, food and medical supplies in South Vietnam.
The Geneva Accords also provided a 300 day grace period, so that civilians could relocate to North or South Vietnam.
The United States began providing assistance to those Vietnamese who wanted to move south.
This process – pointedly titled Operation Passage to Freedom – was part humanitarian mission, part propaganda ploy.
Opens the Geneva summit with Britain, France and the Soviet Union, focusing on security and East-West tensions.
Proposes reciprocal aerial reconnaissance over military installations to reduce the risk of surprise attack.
A meeting of the foreign ministers of the four major powers opens in Geneva following the summer summit.
At Geneva refuses to accept the neutrality of South Vietnam
At Geneva refuses to accept the neutrality of South Vietnam
In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, widening the scope of the trade restrictions
In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, widening the scope of the trade restrictions
In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, widening the scope of the trade restrictions
Following the Geneva Agreement military advisers & technicians are withdrawn from Laos
Attends the Geneva peace conference after the war.
The first START proposal was presented by United States President Ronald Reagan in Geneva on 29 June 1982
The first START proposal was presented by United States President Ronald Reagan in Geneva on 29 June 1982
Pakistan and Afghanistan, with the United States and Soviet Union serving as guarantors, sign an agreement settling the major differences between them known as the Geneva Accords
Meets Tariq Aziz in an unsuccessful final diplomatic effort.
Presents a proposed territorial and constitutional settlement for Bosnia.
The United States and North Korea conclude the Agreed Framework addressing North Korea's nuclear programme.
Meets Vladimir Putin at a Geneva summit.
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