Trần Kim Phượng (5 November 1926 – 1 April 2004) was the last ambassador of the Republic of Vietnam to the United States.
Trần Kim Phượng | |
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| South Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 21 July 1972 – 21 May 1975 | |
| President | Nguyễn Văn Thiệu Trần Văn Hương Dương Văn Minh |
| Preceded by | Bùi Diễm |
| Succeeded by | Mission terminated |
| South Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia | |
| In office 1967–1970 | |
| President | Nguyễn Văn Thiệu |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Văn Hiếu |
| Succeeded by | Đỗ Trọng Chu |
| South Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Tăng Văn Chỉ |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Duy Quang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1926 Hanoi, Tonkin, French Indochina |
| Died | 1 April 2004 (aged 77) Maryland, U.S. |
| Children | 2 |
Trần Kim Phượng was born on 5 November 1926 in Hanoi, French Indochina.[1][2]
He previously served as South Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia from 1964 to 1967, and Australia from 1967 to 1970.[3]
After the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975, the South Vietnamese Embassy in the United States was closed on 21 May.[4] After that Trần Kim Phượng lived in the United States until his death on 1 April 2004 in Maryland.[5][6]
Family
editTrần Kim Phượng was married and had 2 children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Embassy of the Republic of Vietnam in the United States of America (31 August 1972). Vietnam Bulletin. Vol. VII Number 16. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Who's who in Vietnam (PDF). Saigon: Vietnam Press. 1974. p. 632. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Vietnam Bulletin. Embassy of Viet-Nam. 1971.
- ^ "Diplomatic Representation for Socialist Republic of Vietnam". U.S. Department of State Archive. 2007.
- ^ "Cựu Đại sứ Trần Kim Phượng từ trần, thọ 79 tuổi". Radio Free Asia (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Cựu Đại Sứ Trần Kim Phượng Từ Trần". vietbao.com (in Vietnamese). 3 April 2004.