Observers also said that after Mr. Surin Pitsuwan, it is a wise choice of the ASEAN for choosing Mr. Le Luong Minh as the successor when Minh, as Vietnam's ambassador to the United Nations, has not only accumulated ties, but also the experience of behavior, especially with major countries. Meanwhile, ASEAN has become a central area of the Asia-Pacific region, with the special attention of the great powers. What do you think about it? Vietnam nominated Mr. Minh as the ASEAN Secretary General because he is a diplomat with longtime experience of multilateral diplomacy. He has been the Vietnamese Ambassador, Head of the Vietnamese Mission to the UN in New York for 7 years. When Vietnam was the non-permanent member of the US Security Council (UNSC) from 2008 to 2009, he also held the position of the representative of Vietnam in the UN Security Council. Vietnam assumed the Chairmanship of the UN Security Council twice in that term. Earlier, he worked in the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and other international organizations in Geneva (Switzerland.) In the context of emerging regional issues, it is suggested that the new diplomatic role of Deputy Minister Le Luong Minh is also an advantage for Vietnam to implement its foreign policy? As the ASEAN Secretary General, Minh has to ensure the common interests of the ASEAN countries. At that time, he will be the representative of the ASEAN Secretariat, that is, the representative of 10 ASEAN countries, not an individual representative of Vietnam in the ASEAN Secretariat. He is also not the ASEAN Secretary General of Vietnamese people. He is an international, regional diplomat. Obviously, the ASEAN Secretary General of any country is always associated with the interests and external political issues of their country. But above all, Minh has to ensure the role of an ASEAN Secretary General. Minh was born in 1952. He was appointed as Deputy Foreign Minister in December 2008. Since February 17, 2004, he has been Vietnam's ambassador to the UN in New York City. He held this office from 1995 to 1997 for the UN institutions in Geneva and as a deputy in New York City from 1997 to 1999. He was the President of the United Nations Security Council in July 2008 and October 2009.

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