Kong Xuanyou

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kong.

Kong Xuanyou (Chinese: 孔铉佑; Korean: 공현우; born July 1959) is a Chinese diplomat. He was the Chinese Ambassador to Japan from 2019 to 2023, and previously served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2019.

Kong Xuanyou
孔铉佑
Kong in April 2019
Chinese Ambassador to Japan
In office 30 May 2019 – 28 February 2023
Preceded by	Cheng Yonghua
Succeeded by	Wu Jianghao
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office January 2018 – May 2019
Minister	Wang Yi
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office December 2015 – January 2018
Minister	Wang Yi
Director of Department of Asian Affairs
In office May 2014 – December 2015
Preceded by	Luo Zhaohui
Succeeded by	Xiao Qian
Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam
In office August 2011 – May 2014
Preceded by	Sun Guoxiang
Succeeded by	Hong Xiaoyong
Personal details
Born	July 1959 (age 64) Heilongjiang, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Shanghai International Studies University China Foreign Affairs University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	孔鉉佑
Simplified Chinese	孔铉佑
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kǒng Xuànyòu
Korean name
Hangul	공현우
Hanja	孔鉉佑
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Gong Hyeon-U

Biography

Kong was born to an ethnic Korean family in Heilongjiang province in 1959.^[1] Between 1979 and 1983, he studied Arabic and Japanese languages at Shanghai International Studies University. Between 1983 and 1985 he studied foreign relations at China Foreign Affairs University.^{[citation needed]}

His first diplomatic post was in the Chinese consulate of Osaka as a clerk (1985–1989). In 2006, he was appointed the envoy of the embassy of China in Japan. Between 2011 and 2014, he was the ambassador of China in Vietnam. After working briefly as the deputy of Asian affairs, he was appointed the assistant minister of the ministry of foreign affairs in 2015.^[2][3] In August 2017, Gong succeeded Wu Dawei as the chief representative of China in Six-party talks.^[4] He assumed the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs position in January 2018 until he was appointed as Ambassador to Japan.

According to South Korean media JoongAng Ilbo, when meeting with delegations of Korean parliamentarians, Kong expressed his regret on Korea's decision of deploying THAAD, but did not wish for Sino-Korean relations to worsen because of that.^[5]

Personal life

Kong is married and has one daughter.^[2] Kong is said to be close friends with the former Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, as they worked together in Japan.^[6]

Awards and honors

•   Pakistan:
  •   Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam (2019)^[7]

•   Vietnam:
  •   Friendship Order (2014)^[8]
  •   “For Peace and Friendship of Nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Association (2014)^[9]

References

1. "조선족 공현우 아주사장으로, 사상 최초". Dongbei net. 2014-04-14.
2. "孔铉佑 个人简历". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
3. Jiang, Ziwen (2015-12-15). "外交部亚洲司司长孔铉佑升任部长助理". The Paper.
4. 尹, 完準. "中六方会谈首席代表、朝鲜族出身的孔铉佑被任命为部长助理". The Dong-a Ilbo.
5. "「中国国民、テレビで韓国アイドルを見れば嫌悪感…それで制裁」". JoongAng Ilbo. 2017-01-05.
6. Zhang, Di (2017-08-15). "孔铉佑接替武大伟任朝鲜事务特别代表 他是谁？". 解放日报.
7. "'Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam' conferred on Vice Foreign Minister of China Kong Xuanyou in Beijing". The News International. 2019-05-13. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
8. "Outgoing Chinese Ambassador receives Friendship Order". Vietnam+. 2014-04-11. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
9. "Chinese ambassador receives VUFO insignia". Vietnam+. 2019-04-03. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sun Guoxiang (孙国祥)	Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam 2011–2014	Succeeded by Hong Xiaoyong (洪小勇)
Preceded by Luo Zhaohui (罗照辉)	Director of Department of Asian Affairs 2014–2015	Succeeded by Xiao Qian (肖千)
Preceded by Cheng Yonghua	Chinese Ambassador to Japan 2019–2023	Succeeded by Wu Jianghao