At work in Vietnam.
Thomas Bo Pedersen, email: thoomasbobryggen@gmail.com
Born 1 June 1955 in Denmark
1979: B.A. contemporary history, University of Copenhagen
1980-1994: Journalist for various publications
1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1994: Work assignments in Vietnam
1994: Head of Section, Policy Dept. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
1995: Head of Section, Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for development programmes in Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia.
1996-1999: First Secretary, Embassy of Denmark, Dhaka
1999-2002: Secretary to the Minister for Development Cooperation
2002: Head of Section, The Danish Trade Council
2002-2006: Counselor, Embassy of Denmark, Ha Noi
2006-22: Managing Director, Mascot International Vietnam and Mascot Int. Laos (2013-22.
2022-: Resuming writing
Honors:
2011: Recipient of His Royal Highness Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honour in Recognition of Outstanding Services in Relation to the Trade Relations Between Denmark and Vietnam
2018: Recipient of Commemorative Medal, issued by the Minister of Planning and Investment, Government of SR Vietnam
2019: Medal of Honor from Vietnam’s Association for support to Agent Orange Victims (VAVA).
Books:
Hiroshima – Det Endeløse Mareridt. (1985)
Weidekamp – Portræt Af En Bykonge (1988)
Bo Bedre Bedst – om at bo til leje (1990)
Danmark På Arbejde (1992)
Hævnen Fra Hanoi (2023)
Revenge From Hanoi (2023)
Kolon tankestreg højreparentes
Hæ – det er Vietnam-tid