Tan Jian (Chinese: 谈践; born March 1965) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands. Previously he served as Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia.
Tan Jian | |||||||
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谈践 | |||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands | |||||||
| Assumed office 5 January 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Xu Hong | ||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia | |||||||
| In office December 2017 – September 2020 | |||||||
| Preceded by | La Yifan | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhao Zhiyuan | ||||||
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| Born | March 1965 (age 59) China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Nanjing Foreign Language School | ||||||
| Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 談踐 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谈践 | ||||||
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Biography
editTan was born in March 1965. He attended the Nanjing Foreign Language School. He joined the Foreign Service in 1987 and has served in various diplomatic positions including attaché, secretary, and counsellor. In 2012 he was promoted to become counsellor and deputy director of the Department of International Economic Affairs, a position he held until 2017. On December 14, 2017, President Xi Jinping appointed him Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia, a post in which he served from December 2017 to September 2020.[1] On January 5, 2021, he was appointed Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands, replacing Xu Hong.[2]
References
edit- ^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (19 September 2020). 中国驻埃塞俄比亚大使谈践即将离任. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Liu Xiaodong (刘笑冬) (5 January 2021). 国家主席习近平任免驻外大使. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 January 2021.