H.E. WANG WENBIN

H.E. Wang Wenbin was born in Anhui, China in April 1971. He attended Nanjing Jinling High School. In 1989 he entered China Foreign Affairs University, where he majored in French. After graduation, he was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served in various diplomatic positions including deputy director and director of the Policy Research Office, political counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Mauritius, counsellor of the Department of Policy Planning, and deputy director of the Department of Policy Planning. He was designated by 13th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in May 2018 to replace Bian Yanhua as Ambassador to Tunisia. On 17 July 2020, he was appointed the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, succeeding Geng Shuang.

On 24 May 2024, on his press briefing at the foreign ministry, he ended the session with his “farewell” to the position. On 4 June 2024, Wang was assigned as the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia as confirmed by the China International Development Cooperation Agency. He was appointed as ambassador on 5 July.