The Honorable Dr. Peter Haymond (right) U.S. Ambassador to Laos, accompanied Mr. Bounleua Phandanouvong, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, to a DPAA Joint Field Activity in Sekong Province, Laos, on Feb. 26, 2022. DPAA recovery teams have been at multiple remote sites in southern Laos since late January. The POW/MIA mission is the oldest example of U.S.-Lao cooperation and remains an important part of the bilateral relationship today. (Photo courtesy of Phonesavanh Sangsomboun, U.S. Embassy).