Wu Hongbo

Wu Hongbo
Under Secretary General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
Assumed office
July 2012
Preceded by Sha Zukang
Personal details
Born May 1952
Shandong, China
Nationality Chinese
Occupation United Nations Civil Servant
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.

Wu Hongbo (Chinese: 吳紅波; born May 1952) is a Chinese diplomat. He is the Under-Secretary-General in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[1] He replaced Sha Zukang as the head of DESA.[2]

Wu held various high-ranking positions and collected extensive experience in diplomacy. He has worked as Assistant Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Germany prior to this appointment.[3] He has also worked in a number of locations including Hong Kong, Macao, and Manila.

He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University and also studied in New Zealand.

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