Kong Quan

Kong Quan (Chinese: 孔泉; pinyin: Kǒng quán; born November 1955) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Chinese Ambassador to France and Monaco from 2008 to 2013.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kong.
Kong Quan
孔泉
Kong in August 2008
Executive Deputy Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission
In office
November 2015 – 2018
Preceded bySong Tao
Succeeded byLiu Jianchao
Chinese Ambassador to France and Monaco
In office
March 2008 – May 2013
Preceded byZhao Jinjun
Succeeded byZhai Jun
Personal details
BornNovember 1955 (age 67)
New Delhi, India
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseWang Yingying
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Mons
University of Antwerp
École nationale d'administration

He is a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Early life and education

Kong was born in New Delhi, India, in November 1955, to Kong Mai, a journalist. He is the seventy-six grandchildren of Confucius. He attended the Affiliated School of Beijing Foreign Studies University, and graduated from the University of Mons, University of Antwerp and the École nationale d'administration.

Career

Kong joined the Foreign Service in 1977 and has served primarily in Western Europe. In 2002, he became director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and held that office until 2006. He subsequently served as director of the Department of European Affairs, and soon reappointed assistant minister of Foreign Affairs.

He was Chinese Ambassador to France in March 2008, in addition to serving as Chinese Ambassador to Monaco.[1][2]

He was chosen as deputy director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission in 2013, and rose to executive deputy director in November 2015.[3]

Honours and awards

Personal life

Kong married Wang Yingying (王莺莺), who bore him a daughter.

References
  1. Lu, Mei (30 March 2021). "Modern Dutch-Chinese Dictionary, Cultural Fruit of Sino-Dutch Exchanges". chinatoday.com. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. "44 North Koreans Storm Canadian Embassy in Beijing". rfa.org. 29 September 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. 孔泉任中央外事工作领导小组办公室常务副主任. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  4. 法国总统奥朗德授予孔泉荣誉军团大军官勋章. chinanews.com (in Chinese). 2013-05-19. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
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