TO APPOINT A PERSON SURPASSES THE PRESCRIBED AGE FOR AN AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY
On August 08, 2018, the Government issues the Decree No. 104/2018/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Accordingly, in case a person nominated to be an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary surpasses the prescribed age for being appointed, he/she may be considered for appointment if meets all the following requirements:
- Conditions on personal capacity and prestige: An ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary shall be appointed in a special case if: Having profound knowledge about the host country or international organization; Having dominant prestige, experience and capacity in the field of external relations.
- Conditions on external relations requirements: An ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary shall be appointed in a special case in order to promote one or more than one particularly important sphere of cooperation; deal with one or more than one important issue that has profound impacts on Vietnam’s interests in the relationship between Vietnam and the host country or international organization…
- Conditions on working locations: An ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary shall be appointed in a special case to work in one of these locations: Countries bordering Vietnam or in the Southeast Asia region; Countries having strategic partnership or comprehensive partnership relationship with Vietnam, the United Nations…
This Decree takes effect on August 08, 2018.
