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Vietnamese ambassador to visit BYU for lecture Sept. 25

September 17, 2008

His Excellency Le Cong Phung, Vietnamese ambassador to the United States, will speak at an Ambassadorial Insights Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 11 a.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building at Brigham Young University.

A career diplomat, Phung was appointed ambassador to the U.S. in 2007, having previously served as the first deputy foreign minister and as chairman for both the Committee on Border Affairs and the National Commission for UNESCO.

During his distinguished career, Phung has served in various Foreign Service postings in England, China and Indonesia and as ambassador to Thailand.

This lecture will be archived online. For more information on David M. Kennedy Center events, see the calendar online at kennedy.byu.edu.

Writer: Brady Toone

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