Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Director General of the East Sea Institute, the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, is an expert in international law and the law of the sea. Her research area includes issues related to ocean law and policy, maritime boundary delimitation, maritime security and safety, Vietnam’s foreign policy with a focus on the South China Sea. Prof. Lan Anh regularly offers legal and policy advice to the government agencies of Vietnam as well as international and regional organisations in different legal and foreign policy issues. Prof. Lan Anh also often participates as a resource person or leads Vietnamese delegations to participate in track 2 and 1.5 initiatives in the region and around the world. In addition to her portfolio at the East Sea Institute, Prof. Lan Anh is equally in charge of the Faculty of International Law of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam where she reads international law and law of the sea. Before her current post, Prof. Lan Anh served as Deputy Head of Mission of the Vietnam’s Embassy in the United Kingdom.