President: Ambassadors must do a good job of protecting Vietnamese citizens

Emphasizing that diplomats must be messengers spreading the image of an independent, self-reliant, and peaceful Vietnam, the President requested that Ambassadors do a good job of protecting Vietnamese citizens abroad.

On the morning of October 10, at the Presidential Palace, President Luong Cuong presented decisions to confer the title of Ambassador and appoint heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad.

At the ceremony, authorized by the President, Deputy Head of the Office of the President Pham Thanh Ha announced the President's decision to confer the title of Second-class Ambassador on Nguyen Manh Cuong, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; confer the title of First-class Ambassador on Pham Thi Kim Hoa, Deputy Head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese; Nguyen Quang Trung, Consul General of Vietnam in Vancouver, Canada; Pham Hoang Kim, Ambassador of Vietnam in Mozambique; Do Hai Son, Ambassador of Vietnam in Turkey.

Along with that is the decision of the President to appoint Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Portugal and Ireland.

Presenting the decision on conferring titles, appointing and assigning tasks to the Ambassadors, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, the President congratulated the comrades on being conferred the title of Ambassador and appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Portugal and Ireland; affirming that this is the recognition and high appreciation of the comrades' work and training in the diplomatic sector, and at the same time the trust of the Party, State and the diplomatic sector in the comrades.

President Luong Cuong with delegates and officials who were awarded the title of Ambassador and appointed as Vietnamese Ambassadors abroad. (Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA)

Reviewing the remarkable progress of our country after nearly 40 years of implementing the renovation policy, the President assessed that these were great achievements of historical significance; Vietnam, from a country that had just emerged from war, a poor and backward country, surrounded by embargoes, has now acquired a very high foundation, potential, position and international prestige; at the same time, emphasizing that the results achieved were the efforts of the entire Party, the entire people, the entire army, including the important contribution of the Diplomatic sector.

In the context of the world situation still evolving in a complex and unpredictable manner, with many favorable opportunities but also many difficulties and challenges, the President affirmed that Vietnam is steadfastly moving towards two 100-year goals and to achieve that, the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo and the Secretariat have made important decisions that have been supported by the entire Party, people and army.

The President said that with its "important and regular" role, the Vietnamese diplomatic sector has the important task of contributing to maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for national development in the new period, thereby bringing the country into an era of prosperous development.

The President requested that the newly appointed comrades continue to thoroughly grasp the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, especially Resolution No. 59-NQ/TW dated January 24, 2025 of the Politburo on international integration in the new situation.

The President requested the diplomatic sector in general and the comrades who have been awarded titles and appointed in particular to do a good job of researching, advising, and forecasting strategies early and from afar, and to promptly propose to the Party and State major and important decisions and policies for the relationship between Vietnam and its partners.

Noting that diplomacy also serves economic development, making practical contributions to realizing the country's development goals by 2030 and 2045, the President suggested that the comrades who have been awarded titles and appointed should give due priority to promoting, seeking and connecting cooperation in the fields of economics, trade, investment, science, technology, education, training and health.

The President stressed that diplomats must be messengers spreading the image of an independent, self-reliant, peaceful, friendly and developed Vietnam. In addition, Ambassadors must do a good job of protecting citizens and Vietnamese people abroad, being a reliable support for the community of nearly 6 million Vietnamese people abroad; and promoting the human, intellectual and financial resources of overseas Vietnamese for the development of the country.

The President requested that comrade Ambassadors take the lead, set an example, be responsible, and pay attention to strengthening internal solidarity in both domestic agencies and units as well as representative agencies abroad; do well the Party work, internal political protection work, and focus on training and developing the staff in agencies, units, and representative agencies.

President Luong Cuong presented the decision to confer the title of Ambassador Level 1 on Mr. Nguyen Quang Trung, Consul General of Vietnam in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA)

In their acceptance speeches, representatives of the appointed Ambassadors expressed their emotion and honor to receive the decision directly from the President; demonstrating the recognition, trust and concern of the Party and State leaders and the President himself for the diplomatic sector and foreign affairs activities.

Expressing joy at taking up the mission in the context of the country entering a new era with many important goals, the Foreign Affairs sector is actively implementing Resolution 59-NQ/TW of the Politburo to strengthen integration in the new situation, representatives of the Ambassadors pledged to thoroughly grasp and closely follow the policies and guidelines of the Party and State; effectively implement foreign policy, effectively promote cooperative relations with partners, thereby contributing to protecting national interests, serving national development and enhancing the position of Vietnam./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/chu-tich-nuoc-cac-dai-su-phai-lam-tot-cong-tac-bao-ho-cong-dan-viet-nam-post1069419.vnp