Date of birth:

10 March, 1957

Native place:

Hai Phong City, Vietnam

Education:

1980: B.A. in Economic Cybernetics, Soviet Union; 1993: Graduate Course on Economic Development, United Kingdom

Foreign Language:

English, Russian

Marital Status:

Married with two children

10 July 2008 – present:  

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

Feb 2008 – Jul 2008:

Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs

Aug 2007 – Feb 2008:

Director General of Economics Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Jul 2003 – Dec 2004:

Director General of Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Dec 2002 – Jul 2003:

Acting Director General of the Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Feb 2001 – Dec 2002:

Deputy Director General of Americas Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mar 1997 – Jan 2001:

Minister Counselor, Embassy of Vietnam in Washington DC, USA

Nov 1994 – Feb 1997:

Deputy Director General, Deputy Chief of MOFA Cabinet, Minister’s Secretary

Sep 1993 – Nov 1994:

Officer, MOFA Cabinet, Minister’s Secretary

Nov 1989 – May 1992:

Officer, Soviet Union Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Nov 1985 - Nov 1989:

Third Secretary, Embassy of Vietnam in the Soviet Union

Nov 1984 – Nov 1985:

Sep 1980 – Oct 1984: 

Officer, Soviet Union Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Officer, Embassy of Vietnam in the Soviet Union