Kong Xuanyou
Kong Xuanyou | |||||||
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孔铉佑 | |||||||
Kong in April 2019 | |||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to Japan | |||||||
| In office 30 May 2019 – 28 February 2023 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Cheng Yonghua | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wu Jianghao | ||||||
| Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||||
| In office January 2018 – May 2019 | |||||||
| Minister | Wang Yi | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||||||
| In office December 2015 – January 2018 | |||||||
| Minister | Wang Yi | ||||||
| Director of Department of Asian Affairs | |||||||
| In office May 2014 – December 2015 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Luo Zhaohui | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Xiao Qian | ||||||
| Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam | |||||||
| In office August 2011 – May 2014 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Sun Guoxiang | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Hong Xiaoyong | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | July 1959 (age 65) Heilongjiang, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Shanghai International Studies University China Foreign Affairs University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 孔鉉佑 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孔铉佑 | ||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 공현우 | ||||||
| Hanja | 孔鉉佑 | ||||||
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Kong Xuanyou or Gong Hyeon-U (Chinese: 孔铉佑; Korean: 공현우; born July 1959) is a Chinese diplomat. He was the Chinese Ambassador to Japan from 2019 to 2023, and previously served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2019.