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.Seth Mydans (12 April 1998) "Nguyen Co Thach, Hanoi Foreign Minister, 75". The New York Times Thạch was seen as pragmatic and influential (given his representation in the Politburo).Palmujoki, Eero (1999): "Ideology and Foreign Policy: Vietnam's Marxist-Leninist Doctrine and Global Challenge, 1986–96". Thayer, Carlyle A. & Amer, Ramses (ed.): Vietnamese Foreign Policy in Transition. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore 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. However, Mr Thạch's efforts to normalize relations with the United States were not successful.
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).Ngoại giao không đơn độc trong sứ mệnh bảo vệ chủ quyền. vietnamnet.vn
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