Cambodia History

Country Background Notes, 1990-93Background Notes, 1990Background Notes: CambodiaPA/PCSource: Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public AffairsDate: Dec 15, 199012/15/90Category: Country DataRegion: Southeast AsiaCountry: CambodiaSubject: Cultural Exchange, Resource Management, Military Affairs, History, International Organizations, Trade/Economics, Regional/Civil Unrest[TEXT]Official Name: CambodiaPROFILEGeographyArea: 181,040 sq. km. (69,900 sq. mi.); about the size of Missouri.Cities: Capital-Phnom Penh (pop. 4 ... [Read More]

REMARKS BY U.S. AMBASSADOR CHARLES A. RAY

More recently, I played a role in turning a page in the history books by helping to re-establish our diplomatic presence in Vietnam as the first American Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City. Now, as Ambassador to Cambodia, I am working to consolidate the gains of peace and democratization, trying to help Cambodia develop its economy and seeking to make Cambodia a reliable ally in the war on terror. ... [Read More]

U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh, Cambodia - CDC

Purpose.  Established in March 2002, the Centers for Disease Control Global Aids Program (CDC-GAP) is committed to working in international partnership with USAID and other partners to represent the U.S. Government's strong commitment to slowing the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its impact.CDC has a long history and extensive network of international collaboration for disease prevention and control, experience working in partnership with USAID on critical health initiatives, considerable skill and experience in HIV/AIDS and related infections both domestically and internationally, and valuable domestic experience that may benefit other countries. Objectives [Read More]

USIS -- Issues of Democracy, May 1996 -- Malamud onCambodia

"The racialist discourse was decisive -- it was an importantfactor of the ideology of the regime. They were alsopower-hungry. They were never satisfied, even with totalpolitical, military, and economic power. They didn't wantanybody to have any freedom. It was perhaps history's strongestexample of such a regime in such a short time -- ambitious notonly to abolish money, abolish cities, as well as kill such largenumbers of people. I think this was fueled by an ideologicalbelief that it was possible to run a society that is completelycontrolled from the top down. They assumed that, and I thinkthey were proved wrong." ... [Read More]

Cambodia Federal Register Notice, December 2, 1999

The value of cultural property,whether archaeological or ethnological in nature, is immeasurable. Suchitems often constitute the very essence of a society and convey importantinformation concerning a people's origin, history, and traditional setting.The importance and popularity of such items regrettably makes them targetsof theft, encourages clandestine looting of archaeological sites, and resultsin their illegal export and import. ... [Read More]

Background Notes Archive - East Asia and the Pacific

U.S. Department of StateBackground Notes: Cambodia, January 1996Bureau of East Asian and Pacific AffairsPrepared and released by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Office of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam Affairs January 1996Official Name: Kingdom of CambodiaPROFILEGeographyArea: 181,040 sq. km. (69,900 sq. mi.); about the size of Missouri.Cities: Capital-Phnom Penh (pop. between 1 million and 1.2 million). Other cities-Battambang, Siem Reap, Kompong Cham, Kompong Speu, Kompong Thom.Terrain: Central plain drained by the Tonle Sap (Great Lake) and Mekong and Bassac Rivers. Heavy forests away from the rivers and the lake, mountains in the southwest (Cardamom Mountains) and north (Dangrek Mountains) along the border with Thailand.Climate: Tropical monsoon with rainy season June-Oct. and dry season Nov.-May.PeopleNationality: Noun and adjective: Cambodian(s), Khmer.Population (1995): 10.56 million.Avg. annual growth rate: 4.1%. Births--44 births/ ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

Cambodia is a country with a diverse history of traditional architecture, music, dance and handicrafts, all of which suffered near cultural devastation under the Khmer Rouge regime. Pagodas and temples, museums, libraries, and theaters were routinely ransacked and destroyed. Between 1975 and 1979, the rich history and culture that had accumulated over thousands of years in the form of buildings, sculptures, paintings, and manuscripts was ruthlessly wiped out. In Phnom Penh, only a few buildings of traditional wooden architecture were spared destruction by the Khmer Rouge.  ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S., Cambodia Sign Agreement to Protect Khmer Artifacts

This action was taken in response to the alarming rate of pillage in Cambodia, which places its national cultural heritage in jeopardy and endangers important monuments and sites, such as Angkor and Banteay Chhmar. Stone monuments and sculpture produced during the Angkorian Empire illustrate a high degree of artistic, social and economic achievement of the Khmer culture. Much of it also evidences the profound religious and social beliefs of the Khmer culture. By entering into this agreement, the United States demonstrates its respect for the cultural heritage of Cambodia and decries the global pillage that results in an illicit trade in cultural objects and the irretrievable loss of information about human history. The United States hopes this action will reduce the incentive for further pillage of the unique and non-renewable cultural heritage of the people of Cambodia. ... [Read More]