Mai Anh Thai
Director of CEFALT
Mr. Mai Anh Thai was born in 1980, married, and has a daughter. Before taking on the position of Director of CEFALT, Mr. Mai Anh Thai was the former Deputy Director, Foreign Affairs and International Conference Service Center (FSC); former Third Secretary, Embassy of Vietnam in Tanzania.
As Deputy Director of FSC (from 2018 – 2021), he actively supported the promotion of Southern localities to international friends, promoted trade, investment and tourism promotion activities of the locality through arranging for local leaders to visit other countries and arranging for international delegations to visit the locality. As Third Secretary, Embassy of Vietnam in Tanzania, concurrently serving Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, term 2013 – 2016, he was in charge of consular work, diplomatic protocol, cultural diplomacy, arranged many working visits of Vietnamese delegations, strengthened investment, trade, education and cultural relations between Vietnam and countries in the East African region.
During his 16 years working at the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs, he worked in different units of the Department as a specialist, Deputy Head of the Reception Department, Deputy Chief of Office, Secretary of the Department Director, Deputy Director of FSC. Mr. Mai Anh Thai has a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, Diplomatic Academy (2006), Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunications, Academy of Posts and Telecommunications (2002).