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Chinese diplomat and politician In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang.
Jiang Enzhu
姜恩柱
Jiang in 2007
Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of National People's Congress
In office
March 2003 – March 2008
Preceded byZeng Jianhui
Succeeded byLi Zhaoxing
Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
In office
January 2000 – August 2002
Preceded byZhou Nan
Succeeded byGao Siren
Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
December 1995 – March 1997
Preceded byMa Yuzhen
Succeeded byMa Zhengang
Personal details
Born (1938-12-14) December 14, 1938 (age 86)
Gaoyou, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materBeijing Foreign Studies University
Harvard University

Jiang Enzhu (Chinese: 姜恩柱; pinyin: Jiāng Ēnzhù; born 14 December 1938) is a Chinese retired diplomat and politician. Jiang was a member of the 15th CPC Central Committee, he served as Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, as president of the Xinhua News Agency, as director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office.

Biography

Jiang was born in Gaoyou, Jiangsu Province, China in December 1938, but grew up in Shanghai. He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1964 with a degree in English. After graduation, he was assigned to work for the Chinese Embassy in the UK. In 1978, he was transferred to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. In 1981, Jiang was sent to the United States to study by the Chinese Government, he studied in Harvard University and worked in the Brookings Institution. Jiang returned to China in 1983, then he worked in Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

In July 1997, Jiang served as president of the Xinhua News Agency. In January 2000, Jiang served as director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office. In March 2003, he was elected a standing committee member of the 10th National People's Congress. He retired in March 2008.

References

  1. 原外交部副部长——姜恩柱. bfsu.edu.cn (in Chinese). 2011-06-23. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  2. 姜恩柱：爱乡情浓. gytoday.cn (in Chinese). 2010-04-17. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  3. "姜恩柱专访：实践成功可喜可贺". sina (in Chinese). 2007-06-30.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded byMa Yuzhen [zh] Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom
1995–1997 		Succeeded byMa Zhengang [zh]
Government offices
Preceded byHimselfas President of Xinhua News Agency Director of Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong
2000–2002 		Succeeded byGao Siren
Assembly seats
Preceded byZeng Jianhui [zh] Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of National People's Congress
2003–2008 		Succeeded byLi Zhaoxing
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