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Institute for Corean-American Studies
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Weilin Kuang
Minister Counselor
Embassy of China
Minister Counselor Weilin Kuang was born and received his
education in Shanghai. After graduating from the English Department of Shanghai
Foreign Languages Institute in 1982, Weilin spent one more year resuming his studies
in the Institute of Foreign Affairs in Beijing. One year later, he joined China's
foreign service. From 1986 to 1990, Weilin was posted as third secretary at the
political section of the Chinese Embassy to the United Kingdom. Afterwards, he took
up a post as deputy director at the Information Department of the Chinese Foreign
Ministry. From 1994 to 1996, Weilin worked as first secretary at China's Permanent
Mission to the United Nations. Upon returning to China, he was promoted to director
at the Information Department of the Foreign Ministry. >From 1999 to 2000, Weilin
was at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard, as a mid-career student, where he
earned his MPA degree. In the following year, Weilin was appointed senior counselor
of the Policy Planning Department of the Foreign Ministry. He authored or co-authored
many policy papers and important speeches. In January, 2005, Weilin came to the
U.S. again to take up a new assignment as the Deputy Consul General of the Chinese
Consulate General in New York. In early November, 2008, Weilin moved to Washington
D.C. to work as minister-counselor and the head of the political section at the
Chinese Embassy.
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