Nguyễn Cơ Thạch
| Nguyễn Cơ Trạch | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office February 1980 – July 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Dy Trinh |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 May 1921 Nam Định Province |
| Died |
10 April 1998 (aged 76) Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Children | Phạm Bình Minh |
| Alma mater |
Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
Nguyễn Cơ Thạch (15 May 1921 – 10 April 1998; birth name Phạm Văn Cương) was a Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and politician. He was Foreign Minister of Vietnam from February 1980 to July 1991. [1] Thạch was seen as pragmatic and influential (given his representation in the Politburo). [2] His time in office coincided with part of Vietnam’s transition from an ideology-based alignment to the Soviet bloc towards a pragmatic approach to foreign policy, including the primacy of economic over ideological considerations, integration into ASEAN and closer relations with non-socialist countries.[2] However, Mr Thạch’s efforts to normalize relations with the United States were not successful.[1]
Thạch's son Phạm Bình Minh is the current Foreign Minister of Vietnam.[3]
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- 1 2 Seth Mydans (12 April 1998) "Nguyen Co Thach, Hanoi Foreign Minister, 75". New York Times
- 1 2 Palmujoki, Eero (1999): "Ideology and Foreign Policy: Vietnam's Marxist-Leninist Doctrine and Global Challenge, 1986–96". Thayer, Carlyle A. & Amer, Ramses (ed.): Vietnamese Foreign Policy in Transition. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
- ↑ Ngoại giao không đơn độc trong sứ mệnh bảo vệ chủ quyền. vietnamnet.vn
| Preceded by Nguyễn Duy Trinh |
Foreign Minister of Vietnam 1980–1991 |
Succeeded by Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm |
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