Ambassador Tran Duc Binh joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam in 1994, when Viet Nam prepared for ASEAN membership in July 1995. He was Head of the Political and Security Division of the ASEAN Department between 1999 and 2002. During Viet Nam’s Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2000-2001, he was Chair of the ASEAN SOM Working Group on Political and Security Matters. From July 2002 to January 2006, he served as Second Secretary in the Vietnamese Embassy in the United Kingdom.
Upon completion of his assignment in the United Kingdom, he was appointed Assistant Director-General in October 2006 and then Deputy Director-General of the ASEAN Department in March 2008. During Viet Nam’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2009-2010, he served as Head of Sub-committee for Substantive Matter of the National Committee for ASEAN 2010.
From July 2014 to November 2017, he served as Consul-General of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in Osaka, Japan. In June 2018, he was appointed as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to ASEAN, Jakarta. He was the Chairman of the Committee of Permanent Presentative (CPR) in Jakarta during Viet Nam’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2020.
From February 2021 to February 2024, he served as the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs. He supported the Secretary-General of ASEAN in providing strategic direction and guidance on corporate, legal and public affairs as well as outreach activities. Ambassador Binh was appointed in March 2024 Director-General of the ASEAN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam.