Wu Ken

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Ken
吴恳
Chinese Ambassadors to Germany
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2019
Preceded by	Shi Mingde
Chinese Ambassadors to the Netherlands
In office April 2016 – February 2019
Preceded by	Chen Xu
Succeeded by	Xu Hong
Chinese Ambassadors to Switzerland
In office September 2010 – July 2013
Preceded by	Dong Jinyi
Succeeded by	Xu Jinghu
Chinese Ambassadors to Austria
In office October 2007 – August 2010
Preceded by	Lu Yonghua
Succeeded by	Shi Mingde
Personal details
Born	January 1961 (age 63) Hunan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Wuhan University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	吴恳
Traditional Chinese	吳懇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Kěn

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

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. In May 2016 he was appointed as ambassador in The Hague, The Netherlands.