Wang Wentian Explained

Office1:Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia
Term Start1:November 2018
Term End1:5 July 2024
Appointer1:Xi Jinping
Predecessor1:Xiong Bo
Successor1:Wang Wenbin
Office2:Chinese Ambassador to Laos
Term Start2:July 2017
Term End2:October 2018
Appointer2:Xi Jinping
Predecessor2:Guan Huabing
Successor2:Jiang Zaidong
Wang Wentian
Native Name:王文天
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Spouse:Gu Xiaojun
Children:2

Wang Wentian (; born August 1963) is a Chinese diplomat who served as Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia from November 2018 to July 2024.[1]

Biography

Born in August 1963, Wang joined the foreign service in 1991 and has served primarily in the Department of Asian Affairs and South Asia.He was counsellor in Brunei from 2008 to 2010, counsellor in Switzerland from 2010 to 2013, and counsellor in Canada from 2014 to 2017. In July 2017, he had been appointed as Chinese Ambassador to Laos, taking over from Guan Huabing.[2] He was designated by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in November 2018 to replace Xiong Bo as Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia. On 5 July 2024, he was succeeded by Wang Wenbin.[3]

Personal life

Wang married Gu Xiaojun, the couple has a son and a daughter.[4]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Cambodia receives new batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines . 5 December 2021 . xinhuanet.com . 1 April 2021.
  2. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2530149 . zh:时隔15个月之后中国驻老挝大使再换人,王文天即将离任 . thepaper . 15 October 2018 . 5 December 2021 . zh.
  3. News: 5 July 2024 . Chinese president appoints new ambassadors . 6 July 2024 . Xinhua News Agency.
  4. News: https://www.mfa.gov.cn/ce/cekh/chn/sgxxs/dsjj/t1618079.htm . zh:王文天大使简历 . mfa.gov.cn . 2 December 2018 . 5 December 2021 . zh.