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VietNamNet Bridge – Photographer Gian Thanh Son has published his photo book
featuring former President Nguyen Minh Triet during his overseas business trips.
The book cover.
“Integration Milestones” is the latest photo book by journalist, photographer
and record maker Gian Thanh Son. The book includes photos taken from 2007
through 2010 at overseas trips of former President Nguyen Minh Triet.
Son said that the idea to make a photo book of the former President flashed in
the first time he escorted Mr. Triet to the US. This time Son took the friendly
hand-shake between Mr. Triet and US President, Geogre W.Bush, in the historic
meeting in the US on June 18-24, 2007, which opened the new page in the
relations between the two countries.
The bilingual book (Vietnamese – English) is 400 pages, with 345 photos, divided
in three parts: Integration, Friendly Neighbors (Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia) and
Vietnam’s imprint at international forums.
Former Deputy Prime Minister--Foreign Minister, Pham Gia Khiem, said that the
book not only shows the occupational passion of a journalist, a talented artist
but also reflects Vietnam’s diplomatic achievements in the time of integration
and development.
The book and 150 photos will be introduced at an exhibition at the Rex Hotel in
HCM City on August 26-28. The book will be sold at the exhibition to raise fund
for poor students in Long An province, Son’s home town.
Photographer Gian Thanh Son was born in 1957. He has traveled to and taken photo
in 60 countries. He made two national photographic records: who takes portraits
of the highest number of politicians and who takes the highest number of photos
from the air.
Son is working on the second volume of “Integration Milestones” which portrays
Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung in his business trips.
Former President, Nguyen Minh Triet in overseas trips:
to the US from June 18 to 24, 2007.
President Triet received and presented souvenir to Susan Beres Ford,
Chairwoman of the Ford Foundation in New York on June 19, 2007.
President Triet and his wife (green ao dai) visited a high school named
after President Ho Chi Minh in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in 2008.
President Triet and his wife at the Schwechat Airport in Vienna in a four-day visit to Austria.
President Triet paid a visit to the Santiago de Chile City Hall in 2009. He received
a golden key and the honorable citizen certificate from the city mayor Pablo Zalaquett.
President Triet and his wife took photo with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano
and his wife at the Italian Presidential Palace in 2009.
President Triet and Italian PM Berlusconi witnessed the signing of agreements
between the two Foreign Ministries in 2009.
President Triet and his wife visit Naflio ancient capital in a visit to Greece in 2008.
President Triet and Pope Bennedict XVI at Vatican.
King Juan Carlos, the Queen, the Crown Prince and and the Princess of Spain
took picture with President Triet and his wife during President Triet’s visit to Spain in 2009.
Spanish Queen, Juan Carlos Sofia and President Triet’s wife – Tran Thi Kim
Chi at a cocktail party on December 15, 2009.
President Triet at the Moscow Airport on October 26, 2008.
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