Tan Jian (diplomat)
Tan Jian | |||||||
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谈践 | |||||||
Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands | |||||||
Assumed office 5 January 2021 | |||||||
Preceded by | Xu Hong | ||||||
Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia | |||||||
In office December 2017 – September 2020 | |||||||
Preceded by | La Yifan | ||||||
Succeeded by | Zhao Zhiyuan | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | March 1965 (age 56) China | ||||||
Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||
Alma mater | Nanjing Foreign Language School | ||||||
Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 談踐 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 谈践 | ||||||
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Tan Jian (Chinese: 谈践; born March 1965) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as . Previously he served as .
Biography[]
Tan was born in March 1965. He attended the Nanjing Foreign Language School. He joined the Foreign Service in 1987 and has served various diplomatic positions including attaché, secretary, and counsellor. In 2012 he was promoted to become counsellor and deputy director of the Department of International Economic Affairs, a position he held until 2017. On December 14, 2017, President Xi Jinping appointed him , a post in which he served from December 2017 to September 2020.[1] On January 5, 2021, he was appointed , replacing .[2]
Personal life[]
Tan is married and has a son.
References[]
- ^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (19 September 2020). 中国驻埃塞俄比亚大使谈践即将离任. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Liu Xiaodong (刘笑冬) (5 January 2021). 国家主席习近平任免驻外大使. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Ambassadors of China to Ethiopia
- Ambassadors of China to the Netherlands