Wang Guangya
| Wang Guangya | |
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| 王光亚 | |
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| Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office | |
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Assumed office October 2010 |
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| Premier |
Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Liao Hui |
| Permanent Representative and Ambassador of China to the United Nations | |
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In office August 2003 – September 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Wang Yingfan |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Yesui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1950 (age 67) Funing County, Jiangsu, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater |
London School of Economics Johns Hopkins University |
Wang Guangya (born March 1950; simplified Chinese: 王光亚; traditional Chinese: 王光亞; pinyin: Wáng Guāngyà) is a Chinese diplomat who is Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. A career diplomat, Wang was previously Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. He served as Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations from 2003 to 2008.
Wang studied at Student Center of British Council, The United World College of the Atlantic and London School of Economics in the United Kingdom. He is a graduate from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 1982.
Wang is married to Chen Yi's daughter Cong Jun and has a son.
Wang was appointed Permanent Representative to the United Nations on 25 August 2003. He was President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of February 2004. On 3 May 2006, when Britain and France introduced a UN Security Council resolution insisting Iran end its nuclear program, Wang commented, "I don't think this draft as it stands now will produce good results. I think it's tougher than expected."
According to a September 2006 profile of Wang in The New York Times Magazine, he was considered the top contender for the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs in Beijing in 2007.
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