# Tô Lâm

Tô Lâm (born 10 July 1957) is a Vietnamese politician and former police officer who has served as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) since August 2024 and the 13th president of Vietnam from May 2024 to October 2024. A career officer in the People's Public Security Forces for over 40 years, Lâm previously served as Minister of Public Security from 2016 until his election to the presidency in 2024.

## Quotes

* The history of human development has witnessed great progress. Human intelligence has transformed the world, making human life better, more developed and more perfect in all aspects. However, it is also humans who are also the cause of difficulties and challenges that the humanity is facing. Specifically, it is the cause of climate change, epidemics, resource depletion or the creation of weapons of mass destruction, etc. Right now, the choices we make will shape our future.
** "Full remarks by General Secretary and President To Lam at 2024 UN Summit of the Future" (22 September 2024)
* Scientific and technological achievements must serve social progress, focus on humanity, liberate and develop humanity in a comprehensive manner, constantly improve life, for the benefits and happiness of humanity and for future generations.
** "Full remarks by General Secretary and President To Lam at 2024 UN Summit of the Future" (22 September 2024)
* Scientific and technological achievements should be to promote cooperation, instead of being tools against nations, going against the aspirations for peace, development, equality and justice of nations.
** "Full remarks by General Secretary and President To Lam at 2024 UN Summit of the Future" (22 September 2024)
* We will relentlessly strive to ensure that the people fully enjoy development achievements and future generations are well prepared for their paths ahead.
** "General Secretary and President To Lam's pre-recorded remarks at UN Summit of the Future 2024" (13 September 2024)
* Culture is a special product of the people and the nation. Preserving and promoting the strength of culture is an area that any country must pay attention to because this task is closely linked to social development, enriching the spiritual life of the people and the effective operation of the state.
** "Full text of General Secretary To Lam's speech at the meeting with artists and writers" (30 December 2024)
* In the process of building and developing the country, spreading throughout the lifeblood of the Fatherland like blood cells, the team of artists continues to sacrifice and endure hardships to reflect and affirm the colorful vitality in all regions and professions, creating works imbued with cultural and humanistic values, adding vitality to aesthetics and art, creating spiritual resources for the country on the path to prosperity and beauty, especially the beauty of the Vietnamese soul.
** "Full text of General Secretary To Lam's speech at the meeting with artists and writers" (30 December 2024)
* Besides the achievements, frankly admit that compared to the period of resistance war and national construction, literary and artistic activities in the period of national renovation are somewhat stagnant, lacking enthusiasm; lacking works with high artistic generalization, with the ability to appeal, move, encourage, and motivate the entire people and army to join hands, unite, and be determined to implement the strategic policies of the Party and State. The literary and artistic foundation has not yet vividly and fully reflected the reality of the renovation and international integration, traditional cultural values ​​have been lost; confused, passive, not proactively absorbing the quintessence of human culture, not promptly preventing the "poisonous wind" of foreign culture from invading national culture.
** "Full text of General Secretary To Lam's speech at the meeting with artists and writers" (30 December 2024)
* Many products follow the trend of petty and temporary entertainment; some incite low instincts; some eagerly embrace foreign artistic views that are unselective, far from the function of truth, goodness, and beauty; has not fulfilled its noble mission as a torch of humanity, a torch of wisdom and culture to illuminate, guide and create healthy and progressive values ​​and lifestyles. Some artists are still passive, lacking in aspiration, not committed, even degenerate in political ideology, have distorted thinking, follow trivial tastes, follow immediate personal interests, fall into depravity, violate the law. The artistic environment sometimes and in some places has not really created a source of inspiration, contributing to arousing the aspirations and passion of artists. In the creation, performance and dissemination of literary and artistic works, there are still many works and activities that have not demonstrated progress and national identity.
** "Full text of General Secretary To Lam's speech at the meeting with artists and writers" (30 December 2024)
* From a land without a name on the world map, from a war-torn country, Viet Nam has risen to become a symbol of peace, stability, hospitality, and a destination for international investors and tourists.
** "Full remarks by General Secretary, President To Lam at celebration marking 79th National Day of Viet Nam" (30 August 2024)
* In the context of global landscape with both opportunities and challenges, Viet Nam, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Viet Nam will certainly enter the a new era, an era of rising up, constantly striving, making greater contributions to maintaining peace, stability and development in the region and the world by promoting the spirit of self-reliance, self-confidence, and national pride, taking the great national solidarity and pure international solidarity as the driving force, strongly mobilizing the people's strength, closely linking the Party's will with the people's hearts as the foundation.
** "Full remarks by General Secretary, President To Lam at celebration marking 79th National Day of Viet Nam" (30 August 2024)
* We firmly believe that, together, we will overcome all challenges, seize opportunities to join hands to build a world of peace and sustainable development, and shape a fair international political and and economic order based on the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and international law.
** "Full remarks by General Secretary, President To Lam at celebration marking 79th National Day of Viet Nam" (30 August 2024)
* After nearly 80 years of national founding and nearly 40 years of Renovation, under the comprehensive leadership of the Communist Party, Vietnam is standing at a new historical starting point, a new era - the era of the Vietnamese people's rise. The great and historically significant achievements of the Renovation process are the premise for the Vietnamese people to believe in the future ahead.
** "Full text of General Secretary and President To Lam's policy speech at Columbia University: 'Vietnam's path, relations with the United States and vision for a new era'" (22 September 2024)
* The great achievements we have made originate from the right path that Vietnam has chosen under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, with the efforts and determination of the entire nation. Overcoming many difficulties and challenges, from a country of slavery, devastated by war, Vietnam has regained independence and today has affirmed its position as a dynamically developing economy.
** "Full text of General Secretary and President To Lam's policy speech at Columbia University: 'Vietnam's path, relations with the United States and vision for a new era'" (22 September 2024)
* We are living in a rapidly changing world. But for Vietnam, one thing remains unchanged: Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, we continue to consistently implement a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, diversification, being a friend, a reliable partner, and an active, responsible member of the international community.
** "Full text of General Secretary and President To Lam's policy speech at Columbia University: 'Vietnam's path, relations with the United States and vision for a new era'" (22 September 2024)
* In the coming time, the world and regional situation will continue to have many complex and unpredictable changes, opportunities and challenges will continue to intertwine. The good news is that peace, cooperation and development are still the major trend, the common aspiration of all peoples.
** "Full text of General Secretary and President To Lam's policy speech at Columbia University: 'Vietnam's path, relations with the United States and vision for a new era'" (22 September 2024)
* Looking back at the journey that the Vietnamese people have gone through, more than ever, we are confident, steadfast and moving forward. In the new era, the era of the Vietnamese people's rise under the leadership of the Communist Party, we will do our best to realize that aspiration of the nation. On the journey towards the future, Vietnam will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with international friends and partners, sharing the same vision, coordinating actions, for the best goals for all of humanity.
** "Full text of General Secretary and President To Lam's policy speech at Columbia University: 'Vietnam's path, relations with the United States and vision for a new era'" (22 September 2024)