Dr. Nguyen Hung Son succeeds Dr. Vo Tri Thanh as the Chair of the Viet Nam National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (VNCPEC). Dr. Nguyen is also the Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in charge of research. He oversees the two research institutes of the academy, i.e. the Institute for Strategic studies and the East Sea (South China Sea) Institute.

Dr Nguyen’s research focus on major powers relations, regional security issues, including maritime security and Vietnam’s foreign policy. As a diplomat, he served as Minister Counsellor of the Vietnam Embassy in Ottawa, Canada (2015-2018) and Second Secretary of the Vietnam Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden (2004-2006).

Dr Nguyen has also served at the ASEAN department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he extensively participated in regional summits, and had hands on experience on many regional processes and issues involving ASEAN. He was a member of the Vietnam High Level Task Force delegation negotiating the ASEAN Charter in 2006-2007. While he was serving as the head of the ASEAN Standing Committee division at the ASEAN department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam presided over the ASEAN Standing Committee from July 2000 to July 2001.

Dr Nguyen earned his B.A. degree from the National Economic University of Vietnam, an M.Sc. degree on International Economics from Birmingham University of the United Kingdom, and a Phd. degree on International Relations at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.