Background
HA, Van was born on December 9, 1918 in Thua Thien.
HA, Van was born on December 9, 1918 in Thua Thien.
Served with Viet-Nam People"s Army 1945-1954. A delegation of Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam to Geneva Conference on Indochina 1954, Paris Conference on Viet-Nam 1968. Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs 1973.
Ambassador to Cuba 1974-1978.
Permanent Representative 1978-1982, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs 1982-1984. Ambassador to France (also accredited to Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg) 1984-1989.