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Liu Zhenmin

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Zhenmin
刘振民
Liu in 2017
China's special climate envoy
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2024
Preceded byXie Zhenhua
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
In office
26 July 2017 – 25 July 2022
António Guterres
Preceded byWu Hongbo
Succeeded byLi Junhua [zh]
Personal details
BornAugust 1955 (age 69)
Lanxian, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University
OccupationDiplomat

Liu Zhenmin (Chinese: 刘振民; born August 1955) is a Chinese diplomat who was named as the country's special envoy for climate change on 12 January 2024.[1] Previously he had served as the Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) from 2017 to 2022.[2] He was appointed to that position effective on 26 July 2017.[3] Prior to that he had served as Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of China after a thirty-year career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. While at DESA, Liu promoted China's Belt and Road Initiative.[4][5][6]

Education and early career

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Liu holds a Master of Laws from the Law School of Peking University.

Selected bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ "China names Liu Zhenmin as special envoy for climate change". Reuters. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Liu Zhenmin". www.fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  3. ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Liu Zhenmin of China Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs| Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  4. ^ Lynch, Colum (2018-05-10). "China Enlists U.N. to Promote Its Belt and Road Project". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  5. ^ Cheng-Chia, Tung; Yang, Alan H. (April 9, 2020). "How China Is Remaking the UN In Its Own Image". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  6. ^ Zhenmin, Liu (2020-04-18). "Statement High Level Symposium on the Belt and Road Initiative and 2030 Agenda | Under-Secretary-General Liu Zhenmin - United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs". United Nations. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
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