
Preparatory Session
Planning for the second US State Department Roundtable onโCambodia
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Critical opportunity for National Democratic Institute, International Republican Institute, Radio Free Asia, Voice of America and other key partners.
This session offers these essential implementing partners to chance to seek U.S. State Department support for reconsideration of recent defunding decisions affecting vital journalistic and intelligence sources.
Your presence and engagement are vital.
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Watch the Preparatory Session Here
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You will be able to view the session right here (no registeration required) on Monday, June 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST
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Preparatory Session Overview
As part of our ongoing engagement with the US government, this virtual Preparatory Session sets the stage for the second US State Department roundtable on Cambodia.
This session reflects consultations with leading experts, including a former US Ambassador to Cambodia, whose insights echo those of more than 650 Khmer international respondents (52% of whom were based in Cambodia) who helped shape the first roundtable on March 26, 2025. Together, they identified urgent areas where the US needs to take action.
This virtual session reflects the collective input of Khmer in-country and diaspora organizations, researchers, and international experts, including insights shared by a former US Ambassador to Cambodia.
Three Priority Areas Identified
Worsening political repression and destruction of democratic institutions.
Growing disproportionate influence of China and Vietnam in Cambodia โ including Chinese military and economic participation and increasing Vietnamese political influence.
Need for stronger U.S. economic pressure to influence the actions of the Hun Manet and Hun Sen regime.
Following this Preparatory Session, there will be a series of virtual, focused community discussions.
Each discussion will center on one of the priority areas, allowing participants to contribute insights and share concerns.
Check back as details become available.
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Upcoming Roundtable Schedule
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Monday, 30 June 2025: Preparatory Session for Second Roundtable, 10:00 AM (DC Time)
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Higher-Leadership Officials Session: Time TBD
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Past Schedule
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Wednesday, 26 March 2025: Working Officials Session, 11:00 AM (DC Time)
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Registration will be available soon
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Wednesday, 9 July 2025: Democracy and the Political Process Community Discussion, Time TBD
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Wednesday, 16 July 2025: Sovereignty and Territoral Integrity Community Discussion, Time TBD
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Wednesday, 23 July 2025: Economic Pressure and US Leverage Community Discussion, Time TBD
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Wednesday, 30 July 2025: Transnational Repression: Assassinations and Forced Repatriation of Exiled Dissidents, Time TBD
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Upcoming Community Discussions
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Our Responsibility in Critical Times
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This Khmer international training and strategic planning session, along with the State Department roundtable, takes on added significance because the Cambodia in-country training originally scheduled for February 2025 had to be postponed because of the current Trump administration funding cutbacks. Given these U.S. government funding cutbacks, we, the Khmer Community, must do more to fill in the gap and take action ourselves, irrespective of government fund to make things move forward in this very critical time.
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Your Voice Was Heard!
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The data gathered from the Khmer international community was successfully presented at the U.S. State Department roundtable on March 26. The U.S. officials heard you loud and clear!
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แแแถแแโแ แพแ!
Below are the official documents submitted to the U.S. State Department following the March 26, 2025 Roundtable on Cambodia. These include the full summary of results and key recommendations presented by the Khmer international community.
Identifying the top five critical issues in Cambodia that urgently need attention and action
Statements by the Khmer community
Khmer community survey results
Purpose of the Roundtable
This roundtable is a strategic forum that brings together Cambodian community leaders and advocates, leading human rights organizations, and U.N. and international experts to engage U.S. policymakers on Cambodiaโs most pressing challenges. These challenges are identified by the Khmer community globally, ensuring that the discussion addresses key issues such as the expansion of human rights violations and the threats to sovereignty and territorial integrity, while providing concrete, actionable recommendations for U.S. policymakers to drive meaningful and effective change in Cambodia.
Through this community-driven advocacy, we aim to lay the foundation for meaningful and systemic remedial actions. This will ensure that U.S. policy reflects the urgent realities on the ground and avoids repeating ineffective approaches that could legitimize the regimeโs escalating abuses.
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