Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Ministry of Foreign Affairs


Revision History:

Biography Revised: 4/20/2009
Career Data Updated: 4/20/2009

PHOTO: Wu Hongbo
Wu Hongbo 吴洪波
Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Born: 1952
Birthplace: Shandong Province

Biography

Wu Hongbo, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shandong Province. He was born in 1952 and graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Wu studied at Victoria University in New Zealand from 1978 to 1980.

Apart from brief stints with the Beijing Diplomatic Personnel Service Bureau, Wu's background lies in Hong Kong and Macao affairs. In 1987, he accepted his first position with the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1987 as a second secretary. Wu became a deputy section chief and later a first secretary before being appointed to the section chief post.

In 1995, he represented China at the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group – three years later, in 1998, he was chief representative to the group. After serving as deputy director-general of the West European Affairs Department and then director-general of the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Affairs Department (both at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Wu became deputy commissioner for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Macao SAR in 2002. He is now an Assistant Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Area of responsibilities include Europe, information, consular affairs.

Career Data

2007— Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2005—2007 Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Office
2003—2005 Ambassador, Chinese Embassy Philippines, Manila
2002—2003 Deputy Commissioner, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Macao SAR
2000—2002 Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Affairs Department
1999—2000 Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, West European Affairs Department
1998—1999 Chief Representative, Chinese Delegation, Sino-British Joint Liaison Group
1997—1998 Counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commissioner's Office Hong Kong SAR
1995—1997 Representative, Chinese Delegation, Sino-British Joint Liaison Group
1991—1995 Section Chief, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Affairs Department
1991—1995 First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Affairs Department
1988—1991 Second Secretary, Chinese Delegation, Sino-British Joint Liaison Group
1987—1988 Deputy Section Chief, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Affairs Department
1987—1988 Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Affairs Department
1983—1987 Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Translation and Interpretation Department
1981—1983 Staff Member, Diplomatic Personnel Service Bureau Beijing Municipality
1980—1981 Staff Member, Chinese Embassy New Zealand, Wellington
1978—1980 Student, Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand, Wellington
1976—1978 Staff Member, Diplomatic Personnel Service Bureau Beijing Municipality
Graduate, Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Municipality


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