| Nguyễn Cơ Thạch | |
| Office: | Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam |
| Primeminister: | Phạm Văn Đồng Phạm Hùng Đỗ Mười |
| Term Start: | 16 February 1987 |
| Term End: | 8 August 1991 |
| Predecessor: | Nguyễn Duy Trinh |
| Successor: | Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm |
| Office1: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start1: | 7 February 1980 |
| Term End1: | August 1991 |
| Predecessor1: | Nguyễn Duy Trinh |
| Successor1: | Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Nam Định Province |
| Death Place: | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Nationality: | Vietnamese |
| Party: | Communist Party |
| Children: | Phạm Bình Minh |
| Office2: | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs |
| Termstart2: | 24 May 1979 |
| Termend2: | 7 February 1980 |
| Successor2: | Position abolished |
| 1Blankname2: | Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | Nguyễn Duy Trinh |
| Predecessor2: | Position established |
Nguyễn Cơ Thạch (15 May 1921 – 10 April 1998; born Phạm Văn Cương) was a Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and politician.
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]