Gong Yuanxing
Gong Yuanxing | |||||||
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龚元兴 | |||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to Senegal | |||||||
| In office November 2009 – August 2012 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Lu Shaye | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Xia Huang | ||||||
| Chinese ambassador to Morocco | |||||||
| In office December 2006 – May 2009 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Cheng Tao | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Xu Jinghu | ||||||
| Chinese ambassador to Guinea | |||||||
| In office August 2001 – January 2004 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Shi Tongning | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Liu Yukun | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | March 1952 (age 72) Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||
| Alma mater | Bordeaux Montaigne University University of Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 Sciences Po | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龔元興 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龚元兴 | ||||||
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Gong Yuanxing (Chinese: 龚元兴; born March 1952) is a former Chinese diplomat.
Biography[edit]
Gong was born in Shanghai, in March 1952. After university, he was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1975-1979 he was a staff member in the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Niger. He returned to China in 1979 and that same year worked in the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1983, he pursued advanced studies in France, where he studied at the Bordeaux Montaigne University, University of Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 and the Sciences Po. He returned to China in 1985 and worked in the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Chad from 1996 to 1997 and counsellor of the Chinese Embassy of the Republic of Mali between 1997 and 2001. In 2001 he was appointed Chinese ambassador to Guinea, replacing Shi Tongning. He returned to China in 2004 and briefly served as deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In 2005 he was appointed Chinese ambassador to Morocco.[1] He served from 2005 through 2008. In 2009 he was appointed Chinese ambassador to Senegal in succession to Lu Shaye.[2][3][4] He retired from the diplomatic service in August 2012.
Personal life[edit]
Gong is married and has a daughter.
Award[edit]
In 2012, he was awarded the National Lion Medal by the President of Senegal Macky Sall.
References[edit]
- ^ "China-Morocco ties see all-round growth on 50th anniversary". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Chinese President Hu Jintao Appoints New Ambassadors". china-un.ch. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Liu Qinghai (2013-08-14). 访中国驻几内亚、摩洛哥、塞内加尔前大使龚元兴. hexun.com (in Chinese).
- ^ "Senegal reaping benefits after resumption of ties with China". chinadaily. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2019.