Bui, Diem

Bui Diem was ambassador to United States for South Vietnam from 1966 to 1972, and subsequently ambassador-at-large, promoting what he calls "the cause of Vietnam." He begins by describing his party activism as a young man, specifically how the Communist party did not accept the Nationalist party, and how many of his friends were killed as a result. Bui Diem also discusses the political landscape in Vietnam, the French Indochina War, the Geneva Conference of 1954, the formation of the Republic of Vietnam and the role of the United States in the continued efforts for a democratic Vietnam.

2013-07-18

Interviewer: Nancy Bui