Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Muna 2004, achishanda paFord Foundation, Khamvongsa akasvikwa naJohn Cavanagh, mukuru mukuru weInstitute for Policy Studies uye anopiwa mari neFord Foundation. Cavanagh akazivisa Khamvongsa nezveHondo Yakavanzika
uye vakamupa muunganidzwa wemifananidzo yakagadzirwa navakapona pakuputika kwebhomba muLaos. Kwakanga kuri kupfurikidza nemifananidzo iyi kuti Khamvongsa akafuridzirwa kutanga Legacies of War.