Australia–Vietnam relations

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Foreign relations exist between Australia and Vietnam. Australia has an embassy in Hanoi and a consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam has an embassy in Canberra.

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History

Vietnam War and aftermath

Members of the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in Vietnam, November 1967 7RAR soldiers await No. 9 Squadron UH-1s during Operation Santa Fe.jpg
Members of the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in Vietnam, November 1967

Australia participated in the Vietnam War as part of a United States led-intervention to Vietnam to assist South Vietnam against North Vietnam. Australia committed 50,000 troops in the country, in which 520 were killed. The war had a deep effect on Australian society. [1]

Modern days

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 2023 Vo Van Thuong and Anthony Albanese.jpg
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Vietnamese President Võ Văn Thưởng in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 2023

At the end of Cold War and Vietnam's normalisation of foreign relations, Australia soon deepened it's relationship with Vietnam. Vietnam is now one of the world's fastest growing economies, and Australia's strategic partner, both being members of CPTPP and a popular destination for Australians, many of whom are former soldiers at the Vietnam War. [2]

The 2001 to 2011 General Secretary, Nông Đức Mạnh, visited Australia in 2009, upgrading their relationship to “comprehensive partnership”. In 2018, to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations, this was upgraded further to a “strategic partnership”. [3]

Diplomatic representatives

Vietnamese ambassadors to Australia

South Vietnam ambassadors to Australia
  1. Trần Văn Lắm (1961–1964)
  2. Nguyễn Văn Hiếu (1964–1966)
  3. Nghiêm Mỹ (1966–1967, Chargé d'affaires)
  4. Trần Kim Phượng (1967–1970)
  5. Đỗ Trọng Chu (1970–1972, Chargé d'affaires)
  6. Vũ Văn Hiếu (1972–1973, Chargé d'affaires)
  7. Nguyễn Phương Thiệp (1973–1974)
  8. Đoàn Bá Cang (1974–1975, until the Fall of Saigon)

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References

  1. "The Vietnam War". Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. "Australian Vietnam veterans return to live in Vietnam".
  3. "Australia's ties with Vietnam are important in their own right – not just in relation to the US and China". Yahoo Life. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.