Zhu Bangzao Explained

Office1: and Spain
Term Start1:January 2009
Term End1:December 2014
Predecessor1:Qiu Xiaoqi
Successor1:Lü Fan
Office2:Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland
Term Start2:March 2004
Term End2:March 2008
Office3:Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia and the State of Palestine
Term Start3:January 2002
Term End3:August 2003
Zhu Bangzao
Native Name:朱邦造
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Yixing County, Jiangsu, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Spouse:Chen Lichun
Children:1
Alma Mater:Beijing Foreign Studies University
University of Geneva
École nationale d'administration

Zhu Bangzao (; born 1952) is a retired Chinese diplomat who served as Ambassador: to Tunisia and the State of Palestine (2002–03), Switzerland (2004–08), and Andorra and Spain (2009–14).

Biography

Zhu was born in Yixing County, Jiangsu, in 1952. During the Cultural Revolution, he taught at Nanjing Foreign Language School between 1971 and 1973. In 1973, he was admitted to Beijing Foreign Studies University. majoring in French language. After graduating in 1977, he was sent abroad to study at the University of Geneva on government scholarships.

Zhu returned to China in 1979 and joined the foreign service that same year and has served primarily in the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1988, he become secretary of the Chinese Embassy in the France, a position he held until 1992, when he was recalled to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as director and counsellor of the Western European Department. In 1996, he was made counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Belgium and the European Community. In 1997, he was appointed as spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and later was prompted to director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department.[1] [2] In 2001, he had been appointed as Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia and the State of Palestine, taking over from . In March 2004, he succeeded as Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland, serving in that position from 2004 to 2008. In January 2009, President Hu Jintao named him and Spain, and he held the posts from 2009 until 2014.[3]

Personal life

Zhu married Chen Lichun and the couple has a son.

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Liu, Zhen . After 9/11: how China saw a chance to crack down at home in global fight on terror . 27 March 2022 . South China Morning Post . 5 September 2021.
  2. News: John, Pomfret . Michael, Laris . China Suspends Some U.S. Ties . 27 March 2022 . washingtonpost.com . 10 May 1999.
  3. News: J. D. Latorre . Chinese Ambassador shows his trust in Spain in the 65th anniversary of the People's Republic . 27 March 2022 . thediplomatinspain.com . 2 October 2014.