The Permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the United Nations has presented its compliments to Permanent Missions of Member States to the United Nations to inform Viet Nam’s candidacy for re-election to the United Nations International Law Commission. 

Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao

Accordingly, the Government of Viet Nam has decided to nominate Associate Professor Nguyen Hong Thao for re-election to the International Law Commission for the term 2023-2027.

Thao is a distinguished person in the field of international law with strong academic background and extensive practical legal experience, contributing to the positive development of international law through his excellent service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and teaching at various academic institutions. 

Throughout his career, he has held various important positions in the Government, in recognition of his vast knowledge and skills of international law, such as Vice-Chairman of the National Boundary Commission, Chief Negotiator of major boundary issues, legal consultant for drafting committees of the Law of the Sea of Viet Nam, the Law on Environmental Protection, among others. He assumed the position of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to Malaysia from 2011 to 2014 and to the State of Kuwait from 2014 to 2017.

He is teaching international law at the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam and has been a regular speaker at prestigious academic institutions and international conferences in the region. 

Since being elected as a member of the International Law Commission in 2016, Thao has been dedicating his utmost time and efforts to the work of the Commission, substantially contributing to the discussions as well as disseminating the results of the Commission’s work to the general public and legal professions in Viet Nam. 

The Government firmly believes that with his outstanding qualifications and strong dedication to international law, Thao will make significant contributions to the International Law Commission./.