Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong was appointed as the Vice-Chairwoman of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam in 2016, responsible for directing VNAT Of ce and Institute for Tourism Development Research. A tourism industry member since 1991, she has held several important positions in charge of tourism law and regulations, development policies, tourism marketing, and conducted training courses for government officials. Ms. Nguyen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and an Master’s Degree in Public Administration.