Kong Quan (; born November 1955) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Chinese Ambassador to France and

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from 2008 to 2013. He is a member of the 13th National Committee of the

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Early life and education

Kong was born in

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, in November 1955, to , a journalist. He is the seventy-six grandchildren of

Confucius Confucius (; pinyin: ; ; ), born Kong Qiu (), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the Sinosphere originates in the phil ...

. He attended the Affiliated School of

Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU; ) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction. The Internation ...

, and graduated from the

University of Mons The University of Mons (, ) is a Belgian university located in the city of Mons, founded in 2009 by merging the Engineering Faculty of Mons (FPMs) and the University of Mons-Hainaut. The merging of the institutions was achieved following a g ...

University of Antwerp The University of Antwerp () is a major Belgian university located in the city of Antwerp. The official abbreviation is ''UAntwerp''. The University of Antwerp has about 20,000 students, which makes it the third-largest university in Flanders. ...

and the

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Career

Kong joined the Foreign Service in 1977 and has served primarily in Western Europe. In 2002, he became director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and held that office until 2006. He subsequently served as director of the Department of European Affairs, and soon reappointed assistant minister of Foreign Affairs. He was Chinese Ambassador to France in March 2008, in addition to serving as Chinese Ambassador to Monaco. He was chosen as deputy director of the in 2013, and rose to executive deputy director in November 2015.

Honors and awards

* 18 May 2013 Legion_Honneur_GO_ribbon

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kong, Quan 1955 births Living people People from Puning University of Antwerp alumni École nationale d'administration alumni University of Mons alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Guangdong Chinese Communist Party politicians from Guangdong Ambassadors of China to France Ambassadors of China to Monaco Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Descendants of Confucius Politicians from New Delhi Chinese expatriates in India Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour