On November 18, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) officially designated Anoa Suzanne Dussol Perran, a French national as Vietnam’s tourism ambassador to France and awarded her an insignia for the cause of culture, sports and tourism.

The appointment is stipulated in a MoCST decision dated October 12, 2015

MoCST Deputy Minister Vuong Duy Bien applauded Anoa’s contributions to the tourism sector, hoping that she will successfully assume her tasks during the three-year terms (2015-2018) as the way to promote the images of the country and its tourism and cultural attractions to the French public.

Anoa was born on February 19, 1957 in HCM City. She is President and CEO of An Hoa Tourism Company.

Since 2011, she has funded Vietnam culture and tourism promotion activities and programmes in France.

She is currently implementing a ‘Vietnam House’ project with the aim of advertising tourism and cultural attractions to French and international friends.