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Photo book on diplomat Nguyen Co Thach debuts
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Foreign Ministry and Vietnam NewsAgency Publishing House have published a photo book entitled “Diplomat NguyenCo Thach”, on the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary (May 15).
The bilingual 212-page book, in Vietnamese and English,depicts his life and career in four parts: his childhood (1921-1940),revolutionary career from 1940-1954, achievements as a talented and creativediplomat from 1954-1998, and his noble personality.
The book also contains around 300 photos about the veterandiplomat.
It is a gift in recognition of Thach’s contributions to thecause of national construction and defence, which helps educate younggenerations, particular those working in the diplomatic sector, in patriotismand national pride.
Nguyen Co Thach was born in 1921 into a family withrevolutionary tradition in Lien Minh commune, Vu Ban district, the northernprovince of Nam Dinh. During his engagement in revolutionary struggle,
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Photo book on diplomat Nguyen Co Thach debuts
Nguyen Co Thach (middle) |
The bilingual 212-page book, in Vietnamese and English, depicts his life and career in four parts: his childhood (1921-1940), revolutionary career from 1940-1954, achievements as a talented and creative diplomat from 1954-1998, and his noble personality.
The book also contains around 300 photos about the veteran diplomat.
It is a gift in recognition of Thach’s contributions to the cause of national construction and defence, which helps educate young generations, particular those working in the diplomatic sector, in patriotism and national pride.
Nguyen Co Thach was born in 1921 into a family with revolutionary tradition in Lien Minh commune, Vu Ban district, the northern province of Nam Dinh. During his engagement in revolutionary struggle, he drew rich experience and took initiatives to overcome challenges. He used to take important positions such as a member of the Politburo, Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Foreign Minister, leaving a profound imprint on the Vie
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Nguyen Co Thach
Nguyen Co Thach (1923-1998) was a Vietnamese revolutionary who became an urbane diplomat, although he was eventually removed, in 1991, from his post as Foreign Minister and from his seat in the Politburo. [1]
Born in Nam Dinh Province, in northern Vietnam, on March 15, 1923, he left school as a teenager and joined the anti-French forces. Becoming a Viet-Minh colonel, he transferred to the diplomatic service in 1954, and, in 1956, he was named consul general in India, the start of his movement up the ranks of the Foreign Ministry.
A career diplomat, he became known to the West as an aide to Le Duc Tho during the Paris Peace Talks. He was regarded both by colleagues and opponents as an able and sometimes charming negotiator.
He had been a key post-Vietnam War negotiator with the U.S., attempting normalization in 1975. In 1980, he became Foreign Minister, but apparently lost power when the Soviet Union, which he had supported internally, collapsed, making relations with China more important
Richard Holbrooke had met with him at the Vietnamese m
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