Ted Osius, an Associate Professor at the National War College to be nominated
the next US ambassador to Vietnam

(VOVworld) - US President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Ted Osius, an Associate Professor at the National War College, to be the next US ambassador to Vietnam, replacing David Shear who was appointed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Eastern Asian and Pacific Security Affairs. In 1996, Osius was part of the first US delegation to Vietnam since the normalization of bilateral relations and has spent a year in Hanoi preparing for his term as US Ambassador. He served as Political Officer at the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City in 1997. His appointment still needs to be approved by the US Congress.