Fan Xianrong
Fan Xianrong | |||||||
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范先荣 | |||||||
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Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine [zh] | |||||||
Incumbent | |||||||
Assumed office March 2020 | |||||||
Preceded by | Du Wei | ||||||
Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan | |||||||
In office July 2010 – December 2015 | |||||||
Preceded by | Zuo Xueliang [zh] | ||||||
Succeeded by | Yue Bin [zh] | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | March 1963 (age 61) Chongqing, China | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Alma mater | Beijing Foreign Studies University | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 范先荣 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 范先榮 | ||||||
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Fan Xianrong (Chinese: 范先荣; pinyin: Fàn Xiānróng; born March 1963) is a Chinese diplomat who is the current Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine [zh], in office since March 2020.[1] He served as Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan from 2010 to 2015.
Biography
Fan was born in Chongqing, in March 1963 and graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University.
In 1992, he went to Kyiv, Ukraine to participate in the preparation for the establishment of the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine. He served as counsellor of the Embassy in the Russian Federation in 2001 and consul general in Khabarovsk in 2004. In 2008, he was appointed as counsellor of the General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. The Chinese government appointed him Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan in July 2010, and held that office until December 2015.
In 2015, he returned to China and that same year became director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
In 2017, he was sent to Russia again and was appointed envoy of the Chinese Embassy in the Russian Federation. In February 2020, he was appointed Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine [zh], replacing Du Wei.[2][3]
References
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- ^ "Interview: China, Ukraine practical cooperation in 2021 fruitful, says Chinese ambassador". xinhuanet.com. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Liu, Xuan (28 February 2022). "Embassy to help evacuate Chinese citizens, envoy says". chinadaily.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Shi, Jiangtao (27 February 2022). "China's Ukraine evacuation plan on hold, with worse expected to come". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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Preceded by Zuo Xueliang [zh] | Chinese Ambassador to Tajikistan 2010–2015 | Succeeded by Yue Bin [zh] |
Preceded by Du Wei | Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine [zh] 2020–present | Incumbent |