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Trần Kim Phượng

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Trần Kim Phượng
South Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States
In office
21 July 1972 – 21 May 1975
PresidentNguyễn Văn Thiệu
Trần Văn Hương
Dương Văn Minh
Preceded byBùi Diễm
Succeeded byMission terminated
South Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia
In office
1967–1970
PresidentNguyễn Văn Thiệu
Preceded byNguyễn Văn Hiếu
Succeeded byĐỗ Trọng Chu
South Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia
In office
1964–1967
Preceded byTăng Văn Chỉ
Succeeded byNguyễn Duy Quang
Personal details
Born(1926-11-05)5 November 1926
Hanoi, French Indochina
Died1 April 2004(2004-04-01) (aged 77)
Maryland, U.S.
Children2

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 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

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Trần Kim Phượng was married and had 2 children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Vietnam Bulletin. Embassy of Viet-Nam. 1971.
  4. ^ "Diplomatic Representation for Socialist Republic of Vietnam". U.S. Department of State Archive. 2007.
  5. ^ "Cựu Đại sứ Trần Kim Phượng từ trần, thọ 79 tuổi". Radio Free Asia (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Cựu Đại Sứ Trần Kim Phượng Từ Trần". vietbao.com (in Vietnamese). 3 April 2004.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Republic of Vietnam to United States
1972–1975
Succeeded by
Mission terminated