Charles Tran Van Lam

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Charles Tran Van Lam, also known as simply Tran Van Lam, was Minister for Foreign Affairs for The Republic of Vietnam during the height of the Vietnam War. He was one of signers of the Paris Peace Accord in 1973. He was the first Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia in the late 1950's and became foreign minister in 1969. In 1973 he became the president of the Senate of South Vietnam. When Saigon fell in 1975 Tran Van Lam was required to sign an undertaking not to take part in any political activities as a condition for his entry into Australia. He moved to Canberra where he and his wife opened a coffee shop. On the 6th of February, 2001, Charles Tran Van Lam passed away in his Canberra home, aged 88.^{[citation needed]}