Zhou Wenzhong
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Zhou Wenzhong (Chinese: 周文重; born August 1945) is a diplomat and politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2010, and deputy foreign minister from 2003 to 2005.[1]
Biography
Zhou Wenzhong is a native of Jiangsu province. He was born in 1945 and attended the University of Bath and the London School of Economics in the UK. Zhou was Ambassador to Barbados and to Antigua and Barbuda from 1990 to 1993. From 1998 to 2001, he served as Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Australia. He held leading posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served as deputy director of the American Affairs Department until 1994. In 2001 he was promoted as assistant minister and in 2003 he became vice-minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2005, Zhou Wenzhong became Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States.[1] In 2010, Zhou became Secretary-General at Boao Forum for Asia, and vice-president at China-US People's Friendship Association.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Biography of Zhou Wenzhong". China Vitae. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Zhou Wenzhong". China Daily. 2014-04-01.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Zhou Wenzhong on Charlie Rose
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1875–1912
- Chen Lanbin 1875–81
- Cheng Tsao-Ju 1881–85
- Zhang Yinheng 1885–89
- Cui Guoyin 1889–93
- Yang Yü 1893–96
- Wu Tingfang 1896–1902
- Liang Cheng 1902–07
- Wu Tingfang 1907–09
- Zhang Yintang 1909–11
- Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1911–12
Envoy
1912–35
- Zhang Yintang 1912–13
- Xia Xiefu 1913–15
- V. K. Wellington Koo 1915–20
- Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1920–29
- Wu Chaoshu 1929–31
- Yan Huiqing 1931–33
- Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1933–35
Ambassador
1935–79
- Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1935–36
- Chengting T. Wang 1936–38
- Hu Shih 1938–42
- Wei Tao-ming 1942–46
- Wellington Koo 1946–56
- Hollington Tong 1956–58
- George Yeh 1958–61
- Tsiang Tingfu 1961–65
- Zhou Shukai 1965–71
- James Shen 1971–79
Liaison Office Chief
1973–79
- Huang Zhen 1973–77
- Chai Zemin 1978–79
Ambassador
1979–present
- Chai Zemin 1979–82
- Zhang Wenjin 1983–85
- Han Xu 1985–89
- Zhu Qizhen 1989–93
- Li Daoyu 1993–98
- Li Zhaoxing 1998–2001
- Yang Jiechi 2001–05
- Zhou Wenzhong 2005–10
- Zhang Yesui 2010–13
- Cui Tiankai 2013–21
- Qin Gang 2021–23
- Xie Feng 2023-present