Nguyễn Cơ Thạch

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

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

Biography

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]

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