Nguyễn Cơ Thạch

(Redirected from Nguyen Co Thach)

Nguyễn Cơ Thạch (15 May 1921 – 10 April 1998; born Phạm Văn Cương) was a Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and politician.

Nguyễn Cơ Thạch
Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
In office
16 February 1987 – 8 August 1991
Prime MinisterPhạm Văn Đồng
Phạm Hùng
Đỗ Mười
Preceded byNguyễn Duy Trinh
Succeeded byNguyễn Mạnh Cầm
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
7 February 1980 – August 1991
Preceded byNguyễn Duy Trinh
Succeeded byNguyễn Mạnh Cầm
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
24 May 1979 – 7 February 1980
MinisterNguyễn Duy Trinh
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1921-05-15)15 May 1921
Nam Định Province
Died10 April 1998(1998-04-10) (aged 76)
Hanoi, Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
Political partyCommunist Party
ChildrenPhạm Bình Minh

Biography

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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]

His son Phạm Bình Minh had occupied the same positions held by Thạch, serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam (2013–2023) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam (2011–2021).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Seth Mydans (12 April 1998) "Nguyen Co Thach, Hanoi Foreign Minister, 75". The New York Times
  2. ^ a b 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
  3. ^ Ngoại giao không đơn độc trong sứ mệnh bảo vệ chủ quyền. vietnamnet.vn
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Vietnam
1980–1991
Succeeded by