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 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 [zh]
Succeeded byXu Jinghu [zh]
Chinese Ambassadors to Austria
In office
October 2007 – August 2010
Preceded byLu Yonghua [zh]
Succeeded byShi Mingde
Personal details
BornJanuary 1961 (age 63–64)
Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materWuhan University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese吴恳
Traditional Chinese吳懇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Kěn

Wu Ken (Chinese: 吴恳; pinyin: Wú Kěn; born 1961) is a Chinese diplomat who has been serving as the Chinese ambassador to Germany since March 2019.

Biography

Wu was born 1961 in Hunan, China.

Wu Ken started his diplomatic career in the personnel department of the 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 Chinese 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 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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between October 2007 and August 2010, Wu Ken was China's ambassador to Austria. He then served as the Chinese ambassador to Switzerland from September 2010 to July 2013.[1] In May 2016 he was appointed as ambassador to the Netherlands.[2]

He was appointed as the Chinese ambassador to Germany in March 2019. He was appointed as a member of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on 17 January 2023 from the Friendship with Foreign Countries Sector.[3]

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".
  3. ^ "中国人民政治协商会议第十四届全国委员会委员名单" [List of members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference]. Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Chinese Ambassadors to Austria
2007–2010 		Succeeded by
Shi Mingde
Preceded by Chinese Ambassadors to Switzerland
2010–2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chinese Ambassadors to the Netherlands
2016–2019 		Succeeded by
Xu Hong
Preceded by Chinese Ambassadors to Germany
2019–present 		Incumbent


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