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Chinese diplomat

Zhang Xinsen
张鑫森
6th Chinese Ambassador to South Korea
In officeMarch 2010 – December 2013
Preceded by Cheng Yonghua
Succeeded by Qiu Guohong
Director of the Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry
In officeSeptember 2007 – March 2010
Succeeded by Zhang Ming
Chinese Ambassador to Ireland
In officeNovember 2005 – September 2007
Preceded by Sha Hailin
Succeeded by Liu Biwei
Personal details
Born July 1953 (age 72)Shanghai, China
Party Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater Beijing Foreign Studies UniversityChinese Academy of GovernanceJohn F. Kennedy School of Government

Zhang Xinsen (simplified Chinese: 张鑫森; traditional Chinese: 張鑫森; pinyin: Zhāng Xīnsēn; born July 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and formerly the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea.[1]

Zhang was born in Shanghai, in July 1953. He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. He also studied at Chinese Academy of Governance and John F. Kennedy School of Government as a part-time student.[_citation needed_]

In November 2005 he was promoted to become the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland, a position he held until September 2007.[_citation needed_]

In September 2007, he was appointed the director of the Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, he remained in that position until March 2010, when he was transferred to Seoul, capital of South Korea, and appointed the Chinese Ambassador.[2]

  1. ^ 中国驻韩国大使张鑫森一行参观中国馆. Sina (in Chinese). 2012-06-17.
  2. ^ 中国新任驻韩大使张鑫森履新. China News Service (in Chinese). 2010-04-02.