Xia Huang

Xia Huang (Chinese: 夏煌; pinyin: Xià Huáng; born January 1962) is a Chinese diplomat who will take up His appointment as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Great Lakes Region on 01 April 2019.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xia.
Xia Huang
夏煌
Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Congo
In office
October 2015 – May 2018
Preceded byGuan Jian
Succeeded byMa Fulin
Chinese Ambassador to Senegal
In office
September 2012 – September 2015
Preceded byGong Yuanxing
Succeeded byZhang Xun
Chinese Ambassador to Niger
In office
November 2009 – October 2012
Preceded byChen Gonglai
Succeeded byShi Hu
Personal details
BornJanuary 1962 (age 58)
Zhu County, Hebei, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materChina Foreign Affairs University
University of Liège
École nationale d'administration
OccupationDiplomat

Biography

Xia was born in Zhu County, Hebei, in January 1962. After the Resumption of College Entrance Examination in 1980, he entered the China Foreign Affairs University, where he graduated in August 1985. He went to the Law School of the University of Liège in Belgium for further study. After university, he interned at the Chinese Embassy in Belgium.

Xia returned to China in January 1987 and that same year became an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In August 1990 he was sent to Gabon, where he worked as an attaché. In September 1996, he was accepted to the École nationale d'administration and graduated in February 1998. Then he worked in the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He was counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in France in June 2002, and held that office until July 2007. Then he served as an official in the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiamusi Municipal Committee. In November 2009 he was appointed Chinese Ambassador to Niger, a position he held until October 2012, when he was transferred to Senegal and appointed the Chinese Ambassador. In October 2015 he became Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Congo, and served until May 2018. He was appointed Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Great Lakes Region since January 2019 by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres.[2]

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References
  1. "Haley Tried to Block Appointment of Chinese Diplomat". foreignpolicy. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. 联合国秘书长任命夏煌为非洲大湖地区问题特使. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2019-01-23.
Diplomatic posts
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Chen Gonglai		 Chinese Ambassador to Niger
2009-2012		 Next:
Shi Hu
Previous:
Gong Yuanxing		 Chinese Ambassador to Senegal
2012-2015		 Next:
Zhang Xun
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Guan Jian		 Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Congo
2015-2018		 Next:
Ma Fulin
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