Kerry chaired the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs from 1991 to 1993. The committee's report, which Kerry endorsed, stated <answer>there was "no compelling evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast Asia."</answer> In 1994 the Senate passed a resolution, sponsored by Kerry and fellow Vietnam veteran John McCain, that called for an end to the existing trade embargo against Vietnam; it was intended to pave the way for normalization. In 1995, President Bill Clinton normalized diplomatic relations with the country of Vietnam.
What did the POW/MIA committee conclude about Vietnam POWs?
there was "no compelling evidence that proves that any American remains alive in captivity in Southeast Asia."