President Luong Cuong presents the decision to confer the title of Ambassador to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang. (Photo: VOV)

The title of ambassador was presented to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Thanh Binh, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai, Deputy Director and Deputy Chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Office Ngo Toan Thang, and Nguyen Vu Tung, a senior lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.

President Luong Cuong presents the decision to confer the title of Ambassador to Deputy Chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Office Ngo Toan Thang. (Photo: VOV)

President Cuong congratulated the newly-promoted ambassadors and urged them to continue making contributions to concretizing the foreign policy’s tasks in 2025 and beyond, helping strengthen Vietnam’s position on the international arena, promote national interests, and meet the requirements of the national construction and defense.

The rank of ambassador represents the highest diplomatic title in Vietnam as stipulated by the 1995 Ordinance on Diplomatic Ranks and Grades. This prestigious designation aims to recognise the recipients' significant contributions to national development and foreign affairs while aligning Vietnam's diplomatic service with international standards and practices