'Kong: Skull Island' director to be chosen as Vietnam tourism ambassador
On the afternoon of March 9, the Council for Appointment, Dismissal and Removal of Vietnam Tourism Ambassadors for the 2017-2020 term of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism voted 100% in agreement to submit to the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism to appoint director Jordan Vogt-Roberts as Vietnam Tourism Ambassador for the 2017-2020 term.
It is expected that if appointed by Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien as Vietnam Tourism Ambassador, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts will be invited to receive the decision on March 13, at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
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| Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts will be the first foreign artist to become Vietnam's Tourism Ambassador. Photo: Internet |
According to Mr. Nguyen Thai Binh - Chief of Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the immediate task is to come up with a work plan and specific tasks for the director of the movie Kong: Skull Island in his position as a Vietnamese Tourism Ambassador.
“The good news is that director Jordan Vogt-Roberts has volunteered to be Vietnam’s tourism ambassador. He has made very positive statements about tourism, our people and our country at the film premieres. Hopefully, with the impact of the blockbuster Kong: Skull Island, Vietnam’s tourism will attract more foreign tourists,” said the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
If approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts will be the first foreign artist to become Vietnam's Tourism Ambassador.
According to the Regulations on Appointment, Dismissal, Standards, Activities, Rights, Obligations and Responsibilities of Vietnam Tourism Ambassadors, it is clearly stated: “Vietnam Tourism Ambassador is an honorary title appointed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to individuals who meet the appropriate qualifications for the work of propaganda, promotion and promotion of the image of Vietnam tourism.
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| Director Vogt-Roberts has good feelings for Vietnam, especially with the scenes filmed in Quang Binh. Photo from the internet |
Vietnam Tourism Ambassadors work for a term and promote and propagate Vietnam tourism through various types of public activities, media, press, art, photography and other types of activities aimed at the public.
In addition, the criteria for a foreign citizen to become a Vietnam Tourism Ambassador include the following: Being a citizen of the host country, having affection and attachment to Vietnam, good personal background, strictly complying with the laws and regulations of the host country; Having good moral qualities, a healthy lifestyle, honesty, exemplary, responsible, and having adequate health conditions; Having high professional qualifications in their field of activity, having outstanding achievements in professional and social activities in the host country, making positive contributions to Vietnam; Having the ability to present and propagate to foreign audiences in English or the host country's language; Having the ability to mobilize finances from social resources to serve the work of promoting and advertising Vietnam tourism; Self-nominating or being recommended by other individuals or organizations to run for Vietnam Tourism Ambassador.
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