Biography of the Ambassdor
H.E. Nguyen Dac Thanh
Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Federal Republic of Germany
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PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Full name: Nguyen Dac Thanh
Date of birth: 29 May 1974
Place of birth: Ha Nam province, Viet Nam
Current position:Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the S.R of Viet Nam to the Federal Republic of Germany
Hobbies: Reading, Classical music, Philosophy, Golf
EDUCATION:
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Master of Arts in International Affairs, September 2000- May 2001
Awards Agency: Ford Foundation
Major: International Business, International Legal System for Trade
Strathclyde Graduate Business School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Visiting Scholar, April 1998
Awards Agency: British Department for International Cooperation
Courses: International Trade, Economic Theory, and Industrialization Policy.
National Economic University (NEU), Hanoi, Viet Nam
B.S. in Business Administration, September 1990 – July 1994
Achievement: Distinction Award by the President of NEU
EXPERIENCE
Feb. 2021 Director – General, Department for Party and Mass Organization Affairs, MOFA
Dec. 2019 – Aug 2020 Deputy Director – General, then Acting Director – General, Department of Emulation,
Commendation and Diplomatic Traditions, MOFA
Sep. 2016- Oct. 2019 Minister Counsellor, The Embassy of Viet Nam to China
May 2013 – Aug. 2016 Deputy Director General, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sept. 2009- Mar. 2013 Economic Counsellor, The Embassy of Viet Nam to the United Kingdom
Jul. 2007 – Aug. 2009 Deputy Director General, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jun. 2006 – Jun. 2007 Assistant Director-General, Economic Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Viet Nam
Jan. 1995 –May 2006 Official, Economic Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Viet Nam