Wang Guangya (王光亚) (born March 1950) is a Chinese
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who is currently Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. He served as Permanent Representative of the
People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the most populous in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately one-fifth of the world's population...
to the
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from 2003 to 2008.
Wang was born in Jiangsu Province in March 1950. He studied at Student Center of British Council, Wales Atlantic United College and
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in the
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. He is a graduated from the School of Advanced International Studies at
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in 1982.
Wang is married to
Chen YiChen Yi may refer to:* Chen Yi - Chinese communist military commander* Chen Yi - Chief Executive of Taiwan Province* Chen Yi - Chinese composer* Xuanzang, born as Chen Yi, Chinese Buddhist monk in Tang Dynasty...
's daughter Cong Jun and has a son.
According to a September 2006 profile of Wang in
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, he was considered the top contender for the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs in Beijing in 2007.
Wang was appointed Permanent Representative to the United Nations on August 25, 2003.
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Wang Guangya (王光亚) (born March 1950) is a Chinese
diplomatA diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organisation. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
who is currently Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. He served as Permanent Representative of the
People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the most populous in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately one-fifth of the world's population...
to the
United NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace...
from 2003 to 2008.
Background, education and family
Wang was born in Jiangsu Province in March 1950. He studied at Student Center of British Council, Wales Atlantic United College and
London School of EconomicsThe London School of Economics and Political Science, commonly referred to as the London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist constituent college of the University of London in London, England....
in the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
. He is a graduated from the School of Advanced International Studies at
Johns Hopkins UniversityThe Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Johns Hopkins also maintains full-time campuses elsewhere in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Italy, China, and Singapore...
in 1982.
Wang is married to
Chen YiChen Yi may refer to:* Chen Yi - Chinese communist military commander* Chen Yi - Chief Executive of Taiwan Province* Chen Yi - Chinese composer* Xuanzang, born as Chen Yi, Chinese Buddhist monk in Tang Dynasty...
's daughter Cong Jun and has a son.
According to a September 2006 profile of Wang in
The New York Times MagazineThe New York Times Magazine is a supplement to the Sunday The New York Times newspaper. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically included in the newspaper, and attracts many notable contributors...
, he was considered the top contender for the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs in Beijing in 2007.
Ambassador to the United Nations
Wang was appointed Permanent Representative to the United Nations on August 25, 2003. He was President of the
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for the month of
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.
On May 3, when
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and
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introduced a U.N. Security Council resolution insisting Iran end its nuclear program, Wang commented, "I don't think this draft as it stands now will produce good results. I think it's tougher than expected."
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