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The Senior Foreign Service (SFS) comprises the top four ranks of the United States Foreign Service.These ranks were created by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and Executive Order 12293 in order to provide the Foreign Service with senior grades equivalent to general and flag ranks in the military and naval establishments, respectively, and to grades in the Senior Executive Service.
Daniel Kritenbrink speaks to journalists at the American Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 22 June 2020. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Kritenbrink was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam on July 27, 2017. [6]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the central government institution charged with leading the foreign affairs of Vietnam. The current Foreign Minister is Bùi Thanh Sơn. According to Vietnamese law, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for considering and deciding on the application of the reciprocity principle in relations with ...
On April 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Knapper to be the next United States Ambassador to Vietnam. [4] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on his nomination on July 13, 2021. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on August 4, 2021.
A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Pierangelo served as the deputy chief of mission of the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam (from 2011 to 2015) [1] in addition to other positions, including multiple assignments in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs in the U.S. State Department and service as principal officer at the U.S. Consulate General, Surabaya, Indonesia.
W. Patrick Murphy [2] (born 1963) is a career U.S. diplomat.A Senior Foreign Service Officer, he served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2018 to 2019, fulfilling the duties of Acting Assistant Secretary, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia and Multilateral Affairs, 2016–2018.
Vietnamese military ranks and insignia were specified by the National Assembly of Vietnam through the Law on Vietnam People's Army Officer (No: 6-LCT/HĐNN7) on 30 December 1981. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Vietnam People's Army distinguishes three career paths: Officers ( sĩ quan ), Professional serviceman ( Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp ), non ...
Welton is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of Minister-Counselor.Welton began her career in the United States Information Agency, where she served in South Korea as the Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer in Seoul; she also served as the American Center Director in Daegu, later serving in the same role in Fukuoka, Japan.