An Le | |
Office: | United States Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City |
Term Start: | 6 August 2010 |
Term End: | July 2013 |
Predecessor1: | Kenneth Fairfax |
Successor1: | Rena Bitter |
Birth Date: | 1954 |
Birth Place: | Gò Công, Tiền Giang province, South Vietnam |
Spouse: | Tam Le |
Profession: | Engineer |
Alma Mater: | George Washington University |
An Thanh Le, (Vietnamese: Lê Thành Ân), born 1954, previously served as the Consul General for the US in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, followed by Rena Bitter.[1]
Le was born in Vietnam and was adopted by an American diplomat in France.[2] He moved with his adopted family back to the United States and settled in Virginia.[3]
He holds a Master in Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering Administration from George Washington University.[3]
After graduating he worked at the United States Department of the Navy before becoming a diplomat in 1991.[3]
An Le began his diplomatic career at the Embassy in China (Beijing 1991 to 1994) and moved to other postings in Asia:
He served as the Minister Counselor for Management in the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France from 2007 to 2010.[4]