Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation

What she does

Viet Nam: The Moment

  • Meeting with Hao Tran & Spencer Ton (Vietcetera) on Viet Nam: The Moment
  • Online meeting with Kenneth Nguyễn (The VietNam Podcast) on Viet Nam: The Moment
  • Meeting with Mimi Vũ (Raise Partners & APC)
  • Online meeting with journalist Ngô Ly Kha, Boston, US
  • Meeting with My Holland, CEO of Equest Asia on Viet Nam: The Moment initiative
  • Meeting with Assoc. Prof. Kiều Linh Valverda, UC Davis
  • Meeting with Artist Lê Quang Đỉnh, San Art

Peace and war legacies (From 2022)

  • Lunch with Andrew Wells Dang, USIP (US Institute of Peace) in HCMC
  • Visiting with Former President Nguyễn Minh Triết
  • Debating with LFP (Leaders For Peace) the feasibility of organizing a peace school
  • Online meeting with organizers of proposed conference of Viet Nam war historians & scholars
  • Participating in USIP’s dialogue on war legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (Washington DC)

International relations and people’s diplomacy (From 2022)

  • Former friends and colleagues celebrating Susan Boyd, former ambassador of Australia in Viet Nam
  • AVSE Global Advisors online meeting
  • Dinner with Australian Ambassador and new Australian Consul general in HCMC
  • Panelist in Inaugural Southeast Asia Dialogue of Women Leaders 2022
  • Meeting with Ambassador, Chief of EU Mission
  • Lunch with the Ambassador and the Honorary Consul of Mexico in HCMC
  • Dinner with the Australian Consul General to discuss workplace diversity, equality, and inclusion.
  • Meeting with Melissa Ward, Executive Director, AVLD (Australia Viet Nam Leadership Dialogue)
  • Attending US National Day
  • Panelist in Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam’s online workshop on VN-US-Korea cooperation prospects
  • Lunch with Consular Club for departing member
  • Attending Hawee’s Asean Bridge
  • Lunch with the French Consul General and spouse

Viet Nam culture, education, society and overall development (From 2022)

  • Online discussion with Laurence Lien, President of APC (Asia Philanthropy Circle) on the Viet Nam Philanthropy Ecosystem Field Survey
  • Taking part in Giản Tư Trung’s IPL / Pace celebration
  • Visit to Eurasia’s Peaceful Bamboo Home (Huế)
  • VBCWE dinner with Australia Ambassador in Ha Noi
  • Lunch with the Co-founders of Fonos
  • Meeting with Pr.Mark Norrell, University of Indiana
  • Lunch with Rad Kivette, Executive Director, Vinacapital Foundation
  • Meeting with Prof. Trương Nguyên Thành, University of Utah
  • Attending Cà phê thứ 7 (Saturday Café) anniversary meeting
  • Meeting with Dana Doan (PhD candidate in philanthropy)
  • Attending the opening of Sotheby’s exhibition of Viet Masters
  • Taking part in OI-Tam Viet Scholarship Recipients’ school year-end excursion
  • Lunch with Andrew Wells Dang, USIP (US Institute of Peace) in HCMC

  • Visiting with Former President Nguyễn Minh Triết

  • Debating with LFP (Leaders For Peace) the feasibility of organizing a peace school

  • Online meeting with organizers of proposed conference of Viet Nam war historians & scholars

  • Participating in USIP’s dialogue on war legacies and peace in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (Washington DC)
  • Online discussion with Laurence Lien, President of APC (Asia Philanthropy Circle) on the Viet Nam Philanthropy Ecosystem Field Survey

  • Taking part in Giản Tư Trung’s IPL / Pace celebration

  • Visit to Eurasia’s Peaceful Bamboo Home (Huế)

  • VBCWE dinner with Australia Ambassador in Ha Noi

  • Lunch with the Co-founders of Fonos

  • Meeting with Pr.Mark Norrell, University of Indiana

  • Lunch with Rad Kivette, Executive Director, Vinacapital Foundation

  • Meeting with Prof. Trương Nguyên Thành, University of Utah

  • Attending Cà phê thứ 7 (Saturday Café) anniversary meeting

  • Meeting with Dana Doan (PhD candidate in philanthropy)

  • Attending the opening of Sotheby’s exhibition of Viet Masters

  • Taking part in OI-Tam Viet Scholarship Recipients’ school year-end camp
  • Former friends and colleagues celebrating Susan Boyd, former ambassador of Australia in Viet Nam

  • AVSE Global Advisors online meeting

  • Dinner with Australian Ambassador and new Australian Consul general in HCMC

  • Panelist in Inaugural Southeast Asia Dialogue of Women Leaders 2022

  • Meeting with Ambassador, Chief of EU Mission

  • Lunch with the Ambassador and the Honorary Consul of Mexico in HCMC

  • Dinner with the Australian Consul General to discuss workplace diversity, equality, and inclusion.

  • Meeting with Melissa Ward, Executive Director, AVLD (Australia Viet Nam Leadership Dialogue)

  • Attending US National Day

  • Panelist in Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam’s online workshop on VN-US-Korea cooperation prospects

  • Lunch with Consular Club for departing member

  • Attending Hawee’s Asean Bridge

  • Lunch with the French Consul General and spouse
  • Meeting with Hao Tran & Spencer Ton (Vietcetera) on Viet Nam: The Moment

  • Online meeting with Kenneth Nguyễn (The VietNam Podcast) on Viet Nam: The Moment

  • Meeting with Mimi Vũ (Raise Partners & APC)

  • Online meeting with journalist Ngô Ly Kha, Boston, US

  • Meeting with My Holland, CEO of Equest Asia on Viet Nam: The Moment initiative

  • Meeting with Assoc. Prof. Kiều Linh Valverda, UC Davis

  • Meeting with Artist Lê Quang Đỉnh, San Art

  • Meeting with Nghiêm Tuệ Tri on Nation Branding

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)