Wu Ken

Wu Ken (Chinese: 吴恳; pinyin: Wú Kěn; born 1961) is a Chinese diplomat.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Ken
吴恳
Chinese Ambassadors to Germany
Assumed office
March 2019
Preceded byShi Mingde
Chinese Ambassadors to the Netherlands
In office
April 2016 – February 2019
Preceded byChen Xu
Succeeded byXu Hong
Chinese Ambassadors to Switzerland
In office
September 2010 – July 2013
Preceded byDong Jinyi
Succeeded byXu Jinghu
Chinese Ambassadors to Austria
In office
October 2007 – August 2010
Preceded byLu Yonghua
Succeeded byShi Mingde
Personal details
BornJanuary 1961 (age 62)
Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materWuhan University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese吴恳
Traditional Chinese吳懇

Biography

Wu was born 1961 in Hunan, China.

Wu Ken started his diplomatic career in the personnel department of the P.R. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After attending a postgraduate course at the University of Frankfurt, Wu Ken worked as an Attaché of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the department of Soviet- and Eurasian affairs. In 1990 he was appointed as Attaché and 3rd Secretary of the P.R. China's embassy in Germany. From 1993 to 1998, Wu Ken occupied the following posts: 3rd secretary, assistant sector leader and sector leader of the personnel department of the P.R. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1998 he was assigned as embassy counselor of the Chinese embassy in Austria. From 2001 to 2007 he worked as the assistant head and later head of the personnel department of the P.R. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 2007 Wu Ken has been the P.R. China's ambassador to Switzerland.[1] In May 2016 he was appointed as ambassador in The Hague, The Netherlands. [2]

References
  1. "Remarks by Chinese Ambassador WU Ken At the Closing Ceremony of "Culturescapes China 2010"". 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. "中华人民共和国外交部".
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