Chen Xu (; born February 1962) is a Chinese diplomat who is the current , in office since 2019. He was previously the director of the Department of European Affairs of the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China () is the first-ranked executive department of the State Council of the Chinese government, responsible for the foreign relations of the People's Republic of China. It is led ...

and before that, Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands.

Biography

Born in

Yanggu County, Shandong Yanggu County () is a county of western Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering the narrow strip of Henan province to the south. It is administered by the prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city ...

in February 1962, Chen graduated from Fudan University and China Foreign Affairs University. Chen worked in the International Department of the

after university in 1985. In 1988, he became a member of the . He was recalled to the original International Department in 1992. In 1998, he became a counsellor of the . Chen returned to China in 2003 and that same year became deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

. In 2004, he became deputy director of the International Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, rising to director in 2010. He was designated by President

Xi Jinping Xi Jinping ( ; ; ; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader of China, s ...

in 2013 to replace Zhang Jun as Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands. He was director of the Department of European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in May 2016, and held that office until 2019. In 2019, he was appointed , succeeding Yu Jianhua. He was appointed as a member of the

14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is the current meeting of the top political advisory body of the People's Republic of China. It convened in Beijing, on 4 March 2023, and is scheduled to continue ...

on 17 January 2023 from the Friendship with Foreign Countries Sector.

Personal life

Chen is married and has a son.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Xu 1962 births Living people People from Yanggu County, Shandong Fudan University alumni China Foreign Affairs University alumni Ambassadors of China to the Netherlands Diplomats of the People's Republic of China Members of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference