More Vietnamese officers selected to work at United Nations headquarters

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien presents the decision to Senior Lieutenant Colonel Truong Anh Tuan to assume the position of military officer at the United Nations headquarters - Photo: THUY LINH

On the morning of June 12 in Hanoi, the Ministry of National Defense presented the President's decision to officers performing UN peacekeeping missions at the UN headquarters.

The decision-making ceremony was chaired by Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien - Deputy Minister of National Defense, head of the interdisciplinary working group, head of the Ministry of National Defense's Steering Committee on participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Fourth officer of the Vietnam People's Army passed the exam

Sent to the United Nations headquarters this time is Lieutenant Colonel Truong Anh Tuan - Deputy Commander of the Training Center (Vietnam Peacekeeping Department), holding the position of military officer, Office of Military Affairs, Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations headquarters (New York, USA).

Colonel Nguyen Nhu Canh - Deputy Director of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department - said that Senior Lieutenant Colonel Truong Anh Tuan is the fourth officer of the Vietnam People's Army and the fifth Vietnamese officer to be selected to work at the United Nations headquarters.

Out of 193 countries applying, he was selected for the position of military officer (with Pakistan).

To be selected for the above position, he had to go through three application rounds: application round, written test and direct interview. The number of applications from member countries for one position fluctuated between 150 - 200.

Before being recruited to the United Nations headquarters, he served as a liaison officer at the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (July 2015 to July 2016), a graduate student in program development at the University of Missouri-Columbia (USA), and researched national security and defense strategies at the US National Defense Academy.

Ensure absolute safety of people and equipment

In his speech assigning the task, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien highly appreciated the results of the forces participating in the United Nations peacekeeping operations in recent times, and congratulated Senior Lieutenant Colonel Truong Anh Tuan on being honored to receive the decision on this occasion.

He asked Senior Colonel Truong Anh Tuan to always thoroughly grasp and strictly implement the foreign policy and viewpoints of the Party, State and Army, strictly comply with military discipline, regulations of the United Nations, laws of the host country, and instructions of competent authorities.

In addition, it is necessary to ensure absolute safety for people and equipment, uphold the sense of responsibility and international solidarity, proactively overcome all difficulties, grasp the local situation, and promptly carry out assigned duties and tasks.

Sharing before leaving for his mission, Senior Colonel Truong Anh Tuan said he was ready with the highest enthusiasm and determination. He affirmed that he would maintain internal and international solidarity, determined to complete the mission assigned by the United Nations, the Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defense.

Along with that, regularly research and evaluate the situation to proactively ensure security and safety, promptly handle situations when performing tasks, and ensure absolute safety for people and equipment.

At the same time, actively participate in humanitarian activities, contributing to spreading the image of the country and people of Vietnam as friendly, humane, peace-loving and the noble qualities of "Uncle Ho's Soldiers" to international friends and colleagues.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/them-si-quan-viet-nam-trung-tuyen-lam-viec-tai-tru-so-lien-hiep-quoc-20240612114923924.htm