An Thanh Le, (Vietnamese: Lê Thành ÃÂn), born 1954, was previously the Consul General for the US in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, followed by Rena Bitter.
Le was born in Vietnam and was adopted by an American diplomat in France. He moved with his adopted family back to the United States and settled in Virginia. Le and his family are Buddhists.
He holds a master in science in electrical engineering and a master of science in engineering Administration from George Washington University.
After graduating he worked at the United States Department of the Navy before becoming a diplomat in 1991.
An Le began his diplomatic career at the Embassy in China (Beijing 1991 to 1994) and moved to other postings in Asia:
He served as the Minister Counselor for Management in the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France from 2007 to 2010.