Phạm Gia Khiêm (born 6 August 1944) is a Vietnamese politician who was

Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam The deputy prime minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (), known as the deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers () from 1981 to 1992, is one of the highest offices within the Central Government. The deputy prime mini ...

from 1997 to 2011 and former

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(2006-2011). He was previously Minister of Science, Technology and Environment from November 1996 to September 1997, and was born in

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. He was a lecturer at Bắc Thái College of Electrical Engineering from 1968 to 1970, and gained a Ph.D. in Metallurgy in

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in 1975. He is fluent in English, Russian and Czech. Khiêm made an official visit to the United States in March 2007, meeting with expatriate Vietnamese and visiting the Consulate General of Vietnam in

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. During the visit he stated he would look into the case of imprisoned journalist Nguyễn Vũ Bình following a request from then

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; Bình was pardoned and released on 8 June 2007.

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Biography at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Gia Khiêm's address to the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly
27 September 2008 1944 births Living people People from Phú Thọ province Government ministers of Vietnam Ministers of foreign affairs of Vietnam 21st-century Vietnamese diplomats 20th-century Vietnamese diplomats Members of the 10th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam Members of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Members of the 9th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Members of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Deputy prime ministers of Vietnam {{Vietnam-politician-stub