Vietnam: Appointing the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in special cases

Nguyen Trinh

08:22, 11/08/2018

The Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 104/2018/NĐ-CP elaborating certain articles of the Law on amendments to the Law on overseas missions of Socialist Republic of Vietnam, of which a notable content is the regulation on special cases to appoint the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

According to Decree No. 104/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary shall be appointed in a special case if he/she meets the following criteria:

- He/she has acquired deep and extensive knowledge about the host country or international organization.

- He/she has acquired prestige, experience and dominant competency in the field of foreign affairs.

- The appointment is to boost one or certain special cooperation fields with respect to politics, national defense and security, economy in as between Vietnam and the host country or international organization.

- Working places for the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary appointed in a special case shall include: neighboring countries or Southern Asia countries; countries that have strategic partnership and comprehensive cooperation, the United Nations or places that have the significance in the relationship with Vietnam, in line with the foreign affairs requirements in each period.

Decree No. 104/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government takes effect from August 08, 2018.

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