Linh Quang Viên (November 11, 1918 - January 17, 2013) was a Vietnamese soldier who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Vien was born in, Cao Bang, northern Vietnam. He attended Albert Sarraut High School, Hanoi, and graduated in 1939. In 1974, he retired from the South Vietnamese Armed Forces, but was soon appointed Ambassador to the Central Africa Republic and Tchad. He remained at these posts until the fall of the South VN in 1975. He was then offered asylum by France, went to Paris and stayed there until 1978 when he emigrated to the USA.