Kong Quan Explained

Office1:Executive Deputy Director of the
Term Start1:November 2015
Term End1:2018
Predecessor1:Song Tao
Successor1:Liu Jianchao
Office2:Chinese Ambassador to France and Monaco
Term Start2:March 2008
Term End2:May 2013
Successor2:Zhai Jun
Kong Quan
Native Name:孔泉
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:New Delhi, India
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Spouse:Wang Yingying
Children:1
Alma Mater:University of Mons
University of Antwerp
École nationale d'administration

Kong Quan (; born November 1955) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Chinese Ambassador to France and Monaco from 2008 to 2013.

He is a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Early life and education

Kong was born in New Delhi, India, in November 1955, to, a journalist. He is the seventy-six grandchildren of Confucius. He attended the Affiliated School of Beijing Foreign Studies University, and graduated from the University of Mons, University of Antwerp and the École nationale d'administration.

Career

Kong joined the Foreign Service in 1977 and has served primarily in Western Europe. In 2002, he became director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and held that office until 2006. He subsequently served as director of the Department of European Affairs, and soon reappointed assistant minister of Foreign Affairs.

He was Chinese Ambassador to France in March 2008, in addition to serving as Chinese Ambassador to Monaco.[1] [2]

He was chosen as deputy director of the in 2013, and rose to executive deputy director in November 2015.[3]

Honors and awards

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Lu, Mei . Modern Dutch-Chinese Dictionary, Cultural Fruit of Sino-Dutch Exchanges . 5 January 2023 . chinatoday.com . 30 March 2021.
  2. News: 44 North Koreans Storm Canadian Embassy in Beijing . 5 January 2023 . rfa.org . 29 September 2004.
  3. Web site: zh:孔泉任中央外事工作领导小组办公室常务副主任. http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1478588. thepaper.cn. 2022-01-05. 2020-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203090320/http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1478588 . zh.
  4. News: zh:法国总统奥朗德授予孔泉荣誉军团大军官勋章. http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2013/05-19/4832550.shtml. 2013-05-19. 2022-01-05. chinanews.com. 2020-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028111256/http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2013/05-19/4832550.shtml . zh.