Minister of Foreign Affairs (South Vietnam) explained

Post:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Body:South Vietnam
Insignia:Coat of arms of the Republic of Vietnam (1967–1975).svg
Insigniacaption:Emblem
(1963–75)
Flag:Flag of South Vietnam.svg
Flagcaption:Flag
Incumbent:None
Department:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Status:Minister
Member Of:Government
Reports To:The Prime Minister
Seat:Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City)
Appointer:The Emperor (1949–55)
The President (1955–75)
Termlength:No fixed term
First:Nguyễn Phan Long
Last:Vương Văn Bắc
Deputy:Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Minister of Foreign Affairs was a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Vietnam (common name for the State of Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam), in what is now southern region of Vietnam. The Minister was responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.

List of ministers

The following is a list of foreign ministers of South Vietnam from 1949 until the fall of Saigon in 1975:[1]

Name
PortraitTenure
State of Vietnam (1949–1955)
1Nguyễn Phan Long
1949–1950
2Trần Văn Hữu
1950–1952
3Nguyễn Trung Vinh
1952
4Trương Vĩnh Tống
1952–1954
5Nguyễn Quốc Định
1954
6Trần Văn Đỗ
1954–1955
Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975)
7Vũ Văn Mẫu
1955–1963
Trương Công Cừu

1963
8Phạm Đăng Lâm
1963–1964
9Phan Huy Quát
1964
Phạm Đăng Lâm
1964–1965
Trần Văn Đỗ
1965–1968
10Trần Chánh Thành
1968–1969
11Trần Văn Lắm
1969–1973
Nguyễn Phú Đức

1973
12Vương Văn Bắc
1973–1975

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Foreign ministers S–Z. rulers.org. B. Schemmel. 20 April 2017.