Sha Zukang
Sha Zukang | |
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Under Secretary General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations | |
In office July 2007 – July 2012 | |
Preceded by | José Antonio Ocampo |
Succeeded by | Wu Hongbo |
Personal details | |
Born | Yixing, Jiangsu, China | 24 September 1947
Occupation | United Nations Civil Servant |
Sha Zukang (Chinese: 沙祖康; pinyin: Shā Zǔkāng; born 1947) is a Chinese diplomat who was head of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs from 2007 to 2012. He was previously the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations Office at Geneva.[1]
Education and diplomatic career
A graduate of Nanjing University, Sha started his diplomatic career as a staff member at the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom and served in a variety of positions in the Chinese Diplomatic Service. He established the Department of Arms Control in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as its first Director-General from 1997 to 2001. Earlier, he served as Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs and Deputy Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland (1995–1997).[2]
Notable positions
He has served as the Chairperson of the Government Group of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization, President of the Trade and Development Board of the United Nations, Chairman of the Preparatory Committee and the Committee of the Whole of the
His latest assignment was as Secretary-General to the Rio Earth Summit, a global conference on sustainable development held in 2012 in Rio de Janeiro.[3]
Controversies
He is noted for being outspoken. In a
References
- ^ "Sha Zukang". Marquis Who's Who in the World. Marquis Who's Who. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Culture and Celebrities of Wuxi". Wuxi China. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ [1] UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service website
- ^ [2] BBC interview sound file
- ^ [3] The Onion republishes Foreign Policy magazine "commentary" by "Sha"
- ^ [4] Foreign Policy
External links
- Biography of Sha Zukang (UN DESA)
- BBC interview with Sha Zukang, August 17, 2006.
- [5] Wall Street Journalarticle about aftermath of outburst, September 12, 2010