Trần Văn Lắm, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Trần Văn Lắm

Vietnamese politician

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1913

Place of Birth: Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Date of Death: 06-Feb-2001

Profession: diplomat

Nationality: Vietnam

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Tr?n Van L?m, also known as Charles Tr?n Van L?m (30 July 1913 – 6 February 2001), was Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Vietnam during the height of the Vietnam War. He was one of signers of the Paris Peace Accord in 1973.
He was the first Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia in the late 1950s and became the Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Vietnam in 1969.
In 1973 he became the president of the Senate of South Vietnam.
When Saigon fell in 1975, Tr?n Van Lam was required to sign an undertaking not to take part in any political activities as a condition for his entry into Australia.
He moved to Canberra where he and his wife opened a coffee shop.
On 6 February 2001, Charles Tran Van Lam died in his Canberra home, aged 88.