Le Thi Tuyet Mai (born 1967,

Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is ...

) is a Vietnamese diplomat, who in February 2020, was appointed Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of

Viet Nam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

to the United Nations Office and the

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Biography

Mai was born in Hanoi in 1967 and was educated at the

Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (also referred to as DAV, vi, Học viện Ngoại giao Việt Nam), is a public research university located in Hanoi, Vietnam and an administrative unit under management of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam ...

, graduating with a BA in International Relations in 1988. From 1988 to 1989 she studied Russian at the

University of Kiev Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU ...

. In 1997 she was awarded an MA in International Economic Law from

Yokohama National University , mottoeng = Initiative for Global Arts & Sciences , established = 1876 (chartered 1949) , type = National , president = Izuru Umehara , city = Yokohama, Kanagawa , country = Japan , undergrad = 7,298 as of 1 May 2020 , postgrad = 2,302 a ...

, and was awarded her PhD from the same institution in 2000. In 1991 she joined the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry. She has held a number of posts in the service, including a posting from September 2013 to October 2016 as Ambassador to Norway. From May 2017 to February 2020 she was Director General of the Department of International Law and Treaties. In February 2020, she was appointed Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of

to the United Nations Office and the

. Her role also includes leading on diplomatic relations with other organisations based in Geneva. Mai is a member of the leadership network

International Gender Champions International Gender Champions (IGC) is a network of female and male leaders of member states, international organizations, and civil society working for gender equality. It is an initiative of Women@TheTable, and was founded in 2015 by Caitlin Kr ...

. She has spoken on the importance of sustainability and the preservation of coral reef ecosystems as part of Vietnam's socio-economic policies. She has also led discussion's about Vietnam's importance of and future in the e-commerce market. In 2021 she was elected vice-chair of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

References

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