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Ambassador Jianmin Wu began his diplomatic career in 1960.  He worked as Second Secretary in the Chinese Mission to the UN in New York from 1971-1978 and as Political Counselor from 1985-1988.  He served as Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Belgium and of the Chinese Mission to the European Community from 1989-1990. He was Director-General of the Information Department and Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry before becoming Ambassador to the Netherlands in 1994, Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva from in 1996, and Ambassador to France from 1998-2003.  Returning from overseas post, he became President of China Foreign Affairs University and Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.  He is now Chairman of Shanghai Center for International Studies, Vice-Chairman of China Institute of Strategy and Management, and a member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Committee of the Foreign Ministry.

Ambassador Wu is the author of books on communications, diplomatic case studies, and often takes part in international conferences.