Major General Wang Xiaojun is a Chinese military officer and diplomat who was the Force Commander of the
United Nations Mission for Referendum in
Western Sahara. Prior to this appointment of 8 December 2016 by United Nations Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon (; ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was his country's Minister ...
, Major General Wang Xiaojun served as the
Defence Attaché
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Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups
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at several embassies of the People's Republic of China including to Brazil, India, Sweden and the United States.
Biographical Information
From 2003 to 2004, Major General Wang Xiaojun served at the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). From 1992 to 1993 he was a
United Nations Military Observer in
Kuwait. He holds a master's degree from the Military Science Institution of the
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...
and a bachelor's degree in signals technology and command from the Nanjing Army Command College in China.
References
Chinese officials of the United Nations
United Nations military personnel
People's Liberation Army generals
Living people
1959 births
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