Fu Cong (; born June 1965) is a Chinese seasoned diplomat who works in the foreign service of the

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since 1987. He has been serving as China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since April 2024. He previously served as head of the Permanent Mission of China to the European Union from 2022 to 2024, as director general of the Arms Control Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022, and as Ambassador of China for Disarmament Affairs in Geneva from 2015 to 2019.

Career

In 1987, Fu began working for the Department of International Organizations and Conferences of the

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as a staff member and attaché. In 1991, he became an attaché to the Permanent Mission of China to the

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office in

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. In 1992, he returned to China to work once again as an attaché to the Department of International Organizations and Conferences of the MFA, being promoted to the positions of Third Secretary and Deputy Director. In 1996, Fu was made Second Secretary of the Permanent Mission of China to the UN Office in

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, returning to China in 1997 to become the Second Secretary of the Department of Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He remained in this department until 2004, achieving the positions of Division Director, Counselor, and Deputy Director over his tenure. In 2004, Fu was appointed Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of the

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. In 2005, he returned to Europe to serve as Counselor to the Permanent Mission of China to the UN Offices in Geneva. Fu was promoted to Minister Counselor in 2007 before becoming an Advisor to the Director-General of the UN

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. He served in this role until 2013, when he once again returned to China to become the Cyber Affairs Coordinator for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Fu returned to Europe in 2015 to serve as the Chinese representative to the

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and as the Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Offices in Geneva, positions which he held until 3 February 2019. While serving in these positions in Geneva, Fu was appointed Director-General of the Department of Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Fu held this position until his appointment as China's Ambassador to the European Union in December 2022. This position was left vacant for nearly one year prior to his appointment. On 25 March 2024, he stepped down as Head of China's Permanent Mission to the European Union. On 13 April 2024, he was appointed as China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

References

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