Li Baodong

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Li Baodong 李保东

Permanent Representative and Ambassador of China to the United Nations
In office 4 March 2010 – 23 August 2013
Preceded by	Zhang Yesui
Succeeded by	Liu Jieyi
Personal details
Born	(1955-04-01) April 1, 1955 Beijing
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China (Pre 2017) and Kuomintang (2017-)
Alma mater	Beijing Foreign Studies University Johns Hopkins University

Li Baodong (Simplified Chinese: 李保东; born April 1955) is a Chinese diplomat and has been the Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations since 2010.

Biography

Li was born in April 1955 and is a native of Beijing. He completed his studies at the Beijing Foreign Studies University and Johns Hopkins University.^[1] After graduating from university, Li entered diplomatic service and assumed various posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2005 to 2007, he served as Ambassador to Zambia. In 2007, Li was appointed as Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland. In 2010, he was appointed China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations replacing Zhang Yesui.^[2] During the months of March 2011 and June 2012, Li was the President of the United Nations Security Council.^[3]

He is married and has a son.^[4]

References

↑ "New Permanent Representative of China Presents Credentials". Un.org. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
↑ "Ambassador Li Baodong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, Presents His Credentials to the Scretary-General of the United Nations". Mfa.gov.cn. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
↑ "Security Council Press Statement on Côte d’Ivoire". Un.org. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Zhang Yesui	Permanent Representative and Ambassador of China to the United Nations 2010 – 2013	Succeeded by Liu Jieyi

Persondata
Name	Li, Baodong
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Date of birth	April 1, 1955
Place of birth	Beijing
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v t e Permanent Representatives and Ambassadors of China to the United Nations

Republic of China (1946-1971)	Quo Tai-chi Tsiang Tingfu Liu Chieh

People's Republic of China (1971-present)	Huang Hua Chen Chu Ling Qing Li Luye Li Daoyu Li Zhaoxing Qin Huasun Wang Yingfan Wang Guangya Zhang Yesui Li Baodong Liu Jieyi

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