Date of Birth:

December 26^th, 1957

Place of birth:

Hanoi, Vietnam

Education:

 Ph.D

Foreign languages:

Russian, English, French

Marital Status:

Married with two daughters

9/2009 - now:

- Deputy Foreign Minister,

- Chairman of the State Commission on Overseas Vietnamese

- President of the National Committee of Vietnam UNESCO

- Member of the UNESCO Executive Board in term of 2009-2013

3/2009 - 9/2009:

- Deputy Foreign Minister,

- Chairman of the State Commission on Overseas Vietnamese,

- President of the National Committee of Vietnam UNESCO

9/2008 - 3/2009:

Deputy Foreign Minister, Chairman of the State Commission on Overseas Vietnamese

12/2007 - 9/2008:

Assistant Foreign Minister, Acting Chairman of the State Commission on Overseas Vietnamese

8/2007 - 12/2007:

Assistant Foreign Minister, Director-General of Personnel and Organisation Department

10/2005 - 12/2007:

Director-General of Personnel and Organisation Department

2/2006 - 3/2008:

Higher studies in Marxism-Leninism at Ho Chi Minh National Academy for Administrative and Political Studies

2005 - 2006:

Director-General of Protocol Department

2002 - 2005:

Deputy Director-General and then Director-General of Protocol Department

1999 - 2002:

Counsellor, Embassy of S.R. Vietnam in Russian Federation

1997 - 1999:

Deputy Director-General, Protocol Department

1993 -1997:

Expert, then Head of Diplomatic Corps Division, Protocol Department

1992 -1993:

Assistant Director-General, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Culture and Information

1989 - 1992:

Cultural Attaché, Embassy of S.R. Vietnam in the Soviet Union

1987 - 1989:

Official, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Culture

1982 - 1987:

Public Relations Official, Department of Press and Publications, Ministry of Culture