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Yalta Agreement signed by Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill in part an for disposing of the Far Eastern question.
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NATO is formed.
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American Military Assistance Command (AMAC) formed in South Vietnam. U.S. military advisors in South Vietnam increase to 12,000 by the end of the year.
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Nixon announces U.S. decision to enter Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese military sanctuaries across the Cambodian border.
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President Nixon visits China.
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President Carter visits North Korea to negotiate a settlement to the Nuclear problem.
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The U.S. announces the decision to allow Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to make a private visit to Cornell (his alma mater) in June.
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United States extends full diplomatic recognition to Vietnam.
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In testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, CIA Director John Deutch confirms that China is continuing to export "inappropriate" nuclear technology and missiles to Pakistan,
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U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher announces the dispatch of a battle group led by the U.S.S. Independence to the area near Taiwan.
