Viet Nam

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 6 July 1951

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

Président de la République: Son Exc. M. Nguyen Minh Triet
Premier ministre: Son Exc. M. Nguyen Tan Dung

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr DUONG Van Quang
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate (designate)

Permanent Delegation of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to UNESCO
2, rue Leverrier 75006 PARIS
Telephone: 01.44.32.08.77
Fax: 01.44.32.08.79
E-mail: unescovn@yahoo.com

National Commission for UNESCO

President: H.E. Mr Nguyen Thanh Son
Secretay-General: Mr Pham Cao Phong
Deputy Secretary-General: Mr Nguyen Manh Thang

Viet Nam National Commission for UNESCO
8, Khuc Hao Str. HANOI VIET NAM
Telephone: (84.4) 3 799 35 12 (SG) (84.4) 3 799 35 17(Sec. 1) (84.4) 3 799 35 18 (Sec.2)
Fax: (84.4) 3 823 07 02
E-mail: unescovn@mofa.gov.vn; caophong@mofa.gov.vn (SG); bimben_99@yahoo.com (Sec. 1); thangthao@hotmail.com (Sec.2)

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	Mr Cú-Huy Cân	1978-1983	106-117
Representative		2001-2005	163-172
Representative		2009- 2011	183-187

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Executive Board
  Representative (Term expires : 2013)


• Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member

Celebration of anniversaries

Nine hundred and ninetieth anniversary of the founding of the city of Thang Long-Hanoi (2000)

1000th anniversary of the foundation of the city of Thang Long Ha Noi (1010) (2010)