Bui Diem

Bui Diem

Bùi Diệm was South Vietnam's Ambassador to the United States under President Nguyen Van Thieu. He played a key role in the last desperate attempt to secure $700 million in military aid to defend South Vietnam against the North in 1975.

Family

He is the nephew Tran Trong Kim, that served as the Prime Minister of Emperor Bao Dai.

Founder

He is the founder of the Saigon Post, in South Vietnam. [http://www.ncvaonline.org/conferences/2006/speakers.html#Ambassador_Bui_Diem]

Author

He is the author of the book "In the Jaws of History". [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEED61338F930A2575AC0A961948260]

External links

* [http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/coldwar/interviews/episode-11/bui1.html Interview with Bui Diem]
* [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FTC-8sCaA7kC&pg=PR7&lpg=PR7&dq=Ambassador+Diem+Bui&source=web&ots=7Q3q9dRhHS&sig=6yX5O-og2j_KLByVqXMa3jYoch4&hl=en The Vietnamese Economy and Its Transformation to an Open Market System ]


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