Date of birth:

October 06, 1959

Native place:

Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam

Education:

MA in International Relations

Foreign Language:

English

July 2008:  

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

Aug 2007 – Jul 2008:

Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs

Feb – Aug 2007:

Director General, the Minister’s Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Nov 2006 – Feb 2007:

Deputy Director General, Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Oct 2005 – Nov 2006:

Deputy Director General, Head of Political and Security Section, APEC Vietnam 2006 Secretariat

Sep 2005:

Deputy Director General, Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Feb 2002 – July 2005:

Minister Counsellor, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Vietnam in Canada

Aug 1999 – Feb 2002:

Deputy Director General, Deputy Chief of  MOFA Cabinet

Jan 1994 – Aug 1999:

Officer, MOFA Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Sep 1990 – Dec 1993:

Second Secretary, Embassy of Vietnam in China

Jan 1987 – Aug 1990:

Officer, China Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Oct 1981- Dec 1986:

Researcher, Institute of International Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs