Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Saturday, July 19, 2003
Chinese President Appoints Ambassadors
Chinese President Hu Jintao announced the appointments of seven new ambassadors Friday in accordance with the decisions made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
Chinese President Hu Jintao announced the appointments of seven new ambassadors Friday in accordance with the decisions made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
The appointments are as follows:
-- Wu Jiuhong was appointed Chinese ambassador to Kuwait, replacing Ceng Xuyong;
-- Wang Yongqiu was appointed ambassador to Nigeria, replacing Liang Yinzhu;
-- Liang Yinzhu replaced Chen Laiyuan as ambassador to Namibia;
-- Zhao Jinjun replaced Wu Jianmin as ambassador to France;
-- Xu Shiguo was appointed ambassador to Nauru;
-- Wu Changsheng replaced Ju Yijie as ambassador to Columbia; and
-- Ju Yijie replaced Wang Zhen as ambassador to Venezuela.