Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued the appointment decision on the morning of October 12, as confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Born in 1976 in Hanoi, Nguyen Minh Hang earned a bachelor’s degree in International Relations at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and a master’s degree in International Relations in the UK.

Her previous roles include deputy head of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Counselor at the Embassy of Vietnam in Singapore, deputy head of the APEC 2017 National Secretariat, and acting head and head of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation.

She also served as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director-General of the Department of Economic Affairs.