Sun Jiwen (Chinese: 孙继文; born November 1955) is a Chinese diplomat who served as consul-general of the People's Republic of China in Strasbourg from 2009 to 2012 and ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Gabon from 2012 to 2016.

Sun Jiwen
孙继文
Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Gabon
In office
May 2012 – October 2016
Preceded byLi Fushun [zh]
Succeeded byHu Changchun [zh]
Consul-General of the People's Republic of China in Strasbourg
In office
May 2009 – January 2012
Preceded byLi Fushun [zh]
Personal details
BornNovember 1955 (age 68–69)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseYang Baozhen
Alma materUniversity of Mons
University of Antwerp
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSūn Jìwén

Early life and education

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Born in Beijing in November 1955, Sun graduated from the University of Mons and University of Antwerp.

Career

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He served successively at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Belgium, the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the United Nations Office at Geneva during his early years. In 1999, he became a counsellor of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations.

He returned to China in 2003 and that same year became counsellor of the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 2008, he was a visiting scholar at the Georgetown University. In May 2009 he succeeded Li Fushun [zh] as consul-general of the People's Republic of China in Strasbourg, serving in that position from 2009 to 2012. In May 2012, he was named acting ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Gabon, replacing Li Fushun [zh].[1]

Personal life

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Sun married Yang Baozhen (杨宝珍).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Yang Mu (杨牧) (6 February 2015). 中国驻加蓬大使孙继文通过人民网向全国人民和海外华侨华人祝贺新春. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ Wang Jing (王景) (1 September 2022). 中国前驻加蓬共和国大使孙继文与大使夫人杨宝珍一行来访科博. tsinghua.edu.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Consul-General of the People's Republic of China in Strasbourg
2009–2012
Succeeded by
Zhang Guobin
Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Gabon
2012–2016
Succeeded by