Purposes of the Thesis is to clarify theories and practices on attracting and retaining the talented people; propose measures and solutions for attracting and retaining talented people in the public administrative agencies in Vietnam. To obtain the goal, the Thesis focuses on several key missions: clarifying theories on attracting and retaining talents; assessing the current status on attracting and retaining talents in the public administrative agencies to find out the results, shortcomings and the causes of weaknesses; and recommending measures and solutions on attracting and retaining the talented people in the public administrative agencies in Vietnam.