Zhang Jun (ambassador)
Zhang Jun | |
|---|---|
| Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office July 30, 2019 | |
| President | Xi Jinping |
| Premier | Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Ma Zhaoxu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 15, 1960 Jilin, China |
| Education | Jilin University (LLB) University of Hull (LLM) |
Zhang Jun (Chinese: 张军, born 15 August 1960) is a Chinese diplomat who has served as the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations since July 30, 2019.[1][2] From 2007 to 2012, he was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.[2] In March 2020, he became President of the United Nations Security Council.[3]
Biography
Zhang earned a Bachelor of Laws from Jilin University in China and a Master of Laws from the University of Hull in the United Kingdom.[2]
References
- ^ Nichols, Michelle (August 2, 2019). "China's new U.N. envoy says Beijing ready to fight U.S. on trade". Reuters. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Biography of Ambassador Zhang Jun". Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the UN. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "China assumes presidency of UN Security Council for March". XinhuaNet. Xinhua News Agency. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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