Wu Hongbo

Wu Hongbo (Chinese: 吳紅波; born May 1952) is a Chinese diplomat. Until July 2017 he was the Under-Secretary-General in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[1][2] He replaced Sha Zukang as the head of DESA.[3]

Wu Hongbo
Under Secretary General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
In office July 2012 – July 2017
Preceded by	Sha Zukang
Succeeded by	Liu Zhenmin
Personal details
Born	May 1952 Shandong, China
Nationality	Chinese

Wu held various high-ranking positions and collected extensive experience in diplomacy. He has worked as Assistant Foreign Minister and Chinese Ambassador to Germany prior to this appointment.[4] He has also worked in a number of locations including Hong Kong, Macao, and Manila.

He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University and also studied in New Zealand.