Trần Văn Chương
Trần Văn Chương | |
|---|---|
| South Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 16 August 1954 – 22 August 1963 | |
| President | Ngô Đình Diệm |
| Preceded by | Trần Văn Khá |
| Succeeded by | Trần Thiện Khiêm |
| Deputy Chief of cabinet of the Empire of Vietnam | |
| In office 17 April 1945 – 23 August 1945 | |
| Chief of cabinet | Trần Trọng Kim |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Vietnam | |
| In office 17 April 1945 – 23 August 1945 | |
| Monarch | Bảo Đại |
| Chief of cabinet | Trần Trọng Kim |
| Succeeded by | Ho Chi Minh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1898 |
| Died | 24 July 1986 (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse | Thân Thị Nam Trân |
| Children | 4, including Lệ Xuân, Trần Văn Khiêm |
Trần Văn Chương (Vietnamese pronunciation: [t͡ɕən˨˩ van˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧]; 2 June 1898 – 24 July 1986) was South Vietnam's ambassador to the United States from 1954 to 1963 and the father of the country's de facto first lady, Madame Nhu (1924–2011). He was also the foreign minister of the Empire of Vietnam, a Japanese puppet state that existed in 1945.