Lê Lương Minh
Lê Lương Minh | |
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| Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Surin Pitsuwan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1952 Thanh Hóa, Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Lê Lương Minh (born 1 September 1952)[1][2] is a Vietnamese politician and diplomat and the current Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.[3][4]
Early life
He 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
- ^ ASEAN khẳng định tiến tới COC | Thanh Niên Online
- ^ Vietnam Government Portal "Ambassador Lê Lương Minh, Vietnamese representative to the UNSC"
- ^ 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
