Sun Jiwen

Sun Jiwen
Sun Jiwen
孙继文
Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Gabon
	In office; May 2012 – October 2016
Preceded by	Li Fushun [zh]
Succeeded by	Hu Changchun [zh]
Consul-General of the People's Republic of China in Strasbourg
	In office; May 2009 – January 2012
Preceded by	Li Fushun [zh]
Personal details
Born	November 1955 (age 68–69); Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Yang Baozhen
Alma mater	University of Mons; University of Antwerp
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	孙继文
Traditional Chinese	孫繼文
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Sūn Jìwén

Sun Jiwen (Chinese: 孙继文; born November 1955) is a Chinese diplomat who served as consul-general of the People's Republic of China in Strasbourg from 2009 to 2012 and ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Gabon from 2012 to 2016.

Early life and education

Born in Beijing in November 1955, Sun graduated from the University of Mons and University of Antwerp.

Career

He served successively at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Belgium, the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the United Nations Office at Geneva during his early years. In 1999, he became a counsellor of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations.

He returned to China in 2003 and that same year became counsellor of the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 2008, he was a visiting scholar at the Georgetown University. In May 2009 he succeeded Li Fushun [zh] as consul-general of the People's Republic of China in Strasbourg, serving in that position from 2009 to 2012. In May 2012, he was named acting ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Gabon, replacing Li Fushun [zh].^[1]

Personal life

Sun married Yang Baozhen (杨宝珍).^[2]

References

^ Yang Mu (杨牧) (6 February 2015). 中国驻加蓬大使孙继文通过人民网向全国人民和海外华侨华人祝贺新春. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
^ Wang Jing (王景) (1 September 2022). 中国前驻加蓬共和国大使孙继文与大使夫人杨宝珍一行来访科博. tsinghua.edu.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 March 2024.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Li Fushun [zh]	Consul-General of the People's Republic of China in Strasbourg 2009–2012	Succeeded by Zhang Guobin
Preceded by Li Fushun [zh]	Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Gabon 2012–2016	Succeeded by Hu Changchun [zh]

[1] Yang Mu (杨牧) (6 February 2015). 中国驻加蓬大使孙继文通过人民网向全国人民和海外华侨华人祝贺新春. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 March 2024.

[2] Wang Jing (王景) (1 September 2022). 中国前驻加蓬共和国大使孙继文与大使夫人杨宝珍一行来访科博. tsinghua.edu.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 March 2024.

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