Lê Lương Minh | |
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 Official portrait, 2014 | |
| 13th Secretary-General of ASEAN | |
| In office 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Surin Pitsuwan |
| Succeeded by | Lim Jock Hoi |
| Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations | |
| In office January 2004 – June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Nguyen Thanh Chau |
| Succeeded by | Le Hoai Trung |
| Non-resident Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam | |
| In office December 2008 – 1 February 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1952 Thanh Hóa, Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Alma mater |
Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Lê Lương Minh (born 1 September 1952) [1] [2] is a Vietnamese politician and diplomat who served as the 13th secretary-general of ASEAN between 2013 and 2017. [3] [4]
Early life
Lê Lương Minh graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam in 1974, [1] and the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. [5]
Political career
In 1975, he began his career in Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was appointed Deputy Director-General for International Organisations in 1993. In 1995, he was appointed as Ambassador – Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and Other International Organisations in Geneva. [1] In 1997, he was appointed as Ambassador – Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations at Headquarters. Since February 17, 2004, he has been Vietnam's ambassador to the United Nations in New York City. [2] He held this office from 1995 to 1997 for the UN institutions in Geneva and as a deputy in New York City from 1997 to 1999. [2] He was the President of the United Nations Security Council in July 2008 [6] and October 2009. [5] [7] He was nominated ASEAN Secretary-General by the government of Vietnam, a post which he took over on January 1, 2013. The ASEAN leaders endorsed him as ASEAN Secretary-General for 2013–2017 in a ceremony at the bloc's headquarter in Jakarta on January 7, 2013. [1]
Personal life
He is a native of Thanh Hóa, a coastal town 150 kilometers south of Vietnam's capital Hanoi. He is married and has two daughters. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Background: Who is Le Luong Minh, ASEAN Secretary-General?". Investvine.com. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Archived 2010-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ASEAN khẳng định tiến tới COC | Thanh Niên Online
- ^ Vietnam Government Portal "Ambassador Lê Lương Minh, Vietnamese representative to the UNSC" Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "New ASEAN Secretary-General takes office". Investvine.com. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ Security Council Press Statement On Kabul Bomb Attack
- ^ Security Council Press Statement on the Kabul Bomb Attack
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