Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation

The Ho Chi Minh City Peace Committee (HPC) is a member organization of the Viet Nam Peace Committee, and also an affiliate of the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO),

HPC’s function is to widely mobilize people from all strata in Ho Chi Minh City to support and work for the goal of peace and social progress in order to contribute to the consolidation of a peaceful and stable environment for the development of the country, and to the safeguarding of international peace and security.

HPC’s mode of operation is to integrate and coordinate activities of diverse forms and nature with other civic and social organizations inside and outside HUFO to contribute to the work of people-to-people relations in Ho Chi Minh City, specifically:

  • Programs/initiatives related to peace, friendship, cooperation and development, especially those supporting the victims of  agent orange
  • Actions and activities against arms race, for the elimination of weapons of mass destruction, and upholding the principles of international law and the role of United Nations.
No.Full NameBioPosition
1Mme. Ton Nu Thi NinhHPDF PresidentChairperson
2Mr. Thich Thien TamVice President of the Vietnam Buddhist SanghaVice Chairperson
3Mr. Nguyen Ba SonFormer Director of the International Laws and Treaties DepartmentVice Chairperson
4Ms. Huynh Ngoc VanDirector of Ao dai MuseumVice Chairperson
5Ms Ngo Thi Phuong ThienHPDF Vice PresidentDeputy Secretary
6Ms. Nguyen Thi My TienFormer Secretary General, HUFOBoard Member
7Ms. Le Thi Kim HongFormer specialist of the Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO Affairs Department, MOFABoard Member
8Ms. Tran Quan NgocPresident of the HCMC Esperanto AssociationMember
9Catholic Priest Phan Khac TuHonorary Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Catholic Solidarity CommitteeMember
10Lawyer Trieu Quoc ManhMember
11Ms. Tran Thi Van KhanhSinger, Meritorious ArtistMember
12Mr. Tran Thi HaiFormer Secretary-General, HUFOMember

Standing Vice President

Ms. Nguyen Thi My Tien

Former Secretary General, Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations

Ms. Nguyen Thi My Tien is currently Standing Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation (HPDF)

  • She has been a founding member of HPDF
  • Executive Member of the Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation (VPDF)
  • Member of the standing committee of the HCMC Peace and Development Foundation (HPDF)
  • Executive Member of the HCMC Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO)
  • Secretary General of HUFO from 2007 to 2011
  • Ms. Tien holds a Master degree in Development Management (MDM) from the Asian Institute of Management (Philippines)