Tan Jian (diplomat)

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Tan Jian
谈践
Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands
Assumed office
5 January 2021
Preceded byXu Hong
Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office
December 2017 – September 2020
Preceded byLa Yifan
Succeeded byZhao Zhiyuan
Personal details
BornMarch 1965 (age 56)
China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materNanjing Foreign Language School
OccupationDiplomat
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese談踐
Simplified Chinese谈践

Tan Jian (Chinese: 谈践; born March 1965) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as  [zh]. Previously he served as  [zh].

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  [zh], a post in which he served from December 2017 to September 2020.[1] On January 5, 2021, he was appointed  [zh], replacing  [zh].[2]

Personal life[]

Tan is married and has a son.

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia
2017–2020 		Succeeded by
 [zh]
Preceded by
 [zh]
 Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands
2020– 		Incumbent
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