Life in Exile
On 25 February 1965, under disagreement with the United States government's policy toward South Vietnam, he accepted the position of Ambassador-at-Large. After the demise of South Vietnam, he remained in France and worked for Soditee Inc. as a special consultant. In 1977, he, Madame Khánh and four of their children emigrated to the United States. Khánh worked for DSC Communications Corp. in Texas, Global Development Group Inc. in San Francisco, Aeroservicios Ltd. in Honduras, Global Economic Support Inc. in California and Vietnamese-American corporations and private enterprises. In the 1990s, Khánh traveled abroad meeting with Vietnamese communities worldwide and also with officials in Paris, Washington, D.C., Beijing and Honduras regarding the future of Vietnam.
In 1991, he was invited to a private visit to the Special Economic Zones of the People's Republic of China. Since 1993, Khánh participated in lecturing at different Civilian and Military Universities, such as the U.S. Army War College, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, and the University of Denver about the Vietnam War and the future of the nation. On 2 January 2005, Khánh was selected as Chief of State of the Government of Free Vietnam, an anti-communist organization located in "Little Saigon" (Westminster, California).
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