About Tran Kim Phuong
Lived 1926 – 2004 (aged 77). Tran Kim Phuong was an American diplomat, ambassador, consul general, consul, deputy minister and first Embassy Secretary.
Trần Kim Phượng (5 November 1926 – 1 April 2004) was the last ambassador of the Republic of Vietnam to the United States, serving from 1972 to the Fall of Saigon.
Biography
Early years Trần Kim Phượng was born on 5 November 1926 in Hanoi, French Indochina.
Studies He studied agricultural science at the University of Paris and international relations in Sciences Po.
He returned to Saigon and worked as Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and then Vice-Minister until being appointed as Ambassador to the United States, presenting his credentials to President Richard Nixon on .
After the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975, the South Vietnamese Embassy in the United States was closed on 21 May.
After that Trần Kim Phượng lived in the United States until his death on 1 April 2004 in Potomac, Maryland.
Family Trần Kim Phượng was married and had 2 children.
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Who was Tran Kim Phuong?
South Vietnamese diplomat
When was Tran Kim Phuong born?
Tran Kim Phuong was born on 5 November 1926 in Hanoi.
When did Tran Kim Phuong die?
Tran Kim Phuong died on 1 April 2004 in Maryland.
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Tran Kim Phuong was a diplomat, ambassador, consul general, consul, deputy minister and first Embassy Secretary.
What nationality was Tran Kim Phuong?
Tran Kim Phuong was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tran Kim Phuong. https://biography.guide/tran-kim-phuong/
MLA: "Tran Kim Phuong." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tran-kim-phuong/.
Chicago: "Tran Kim Phuong." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/tran-kim-phuong/.
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