Zhai Jun

Zhai Jun
翟隽
Chinese Ambassador to France
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byKong Quan
Succeeded byLu Shaye
Chinese Ambassador to Libya
In office
1997–2000
Preceded byQin Hongguo
Succeeded byLuo Xingwu
Deputy Foreign Minister
In office
2009–2014
China's Special Envoy on the Middle East Issue
Assumed office
September 2019
Preceded byGong Xiaosheng
Personal details
BornDecember 1954 (age 69)
Qingyuan, Hebei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Children1 (son)
Alma materBeijing Foreign Language School
Cairo University
OccupationDiplomat

Zhai Jun (Chinese: 翟隽; born December 1954) is a Chinese diplomat,[1] who has served as China's Special Envoy on the Middle Eastern Issue since 2019. As of 2022, he was the incumbent in the position.[2] Previously, he served as Deputy Foreign Minister from 2009 to 2014, and was appointed Chinese ambassador to France in January 2014, replacing Kong Quan.[3]

  1. ^ Alghamdi, Jassim (18 December 2010). "OIC receives Chinese delegation". Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. ^ Murphy, Dawn C. (2022). China's rise in the Global South : the Middle East, Africa, and Beijing's alternative world order. Stanford, California. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-5036-3060-4. OCLC 1249712936.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "外交部副部长翟隽履新中国驻法大使". People's Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-21.