Sha Zukang

Sha Zukang

Sha Zukang (1947-) (Simplified Chinese: 沙祖康) is a Chinese diplomat who is currently head of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. He was previously the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Over his 37 years of diplomatic career, his portfolios cover a wide range of fields, including security, economy, social affairs, human rights and humanitarian affairs. In recent years, he served respectively 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 UNCTAD; Coordinator of the Like-Minded-Group of the Human Rights Council. He was also elected or appointed as President, Vice-President, Chairman, coordinator and expert in many international conferences in the field of trade, intellectual property, social affairs and telecommunications.

He previously served as Director-General, Department of Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1997-2001) and earlier 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). He was Counsellor and Deputy Director-General, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1992-1995); First Secretary and Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations, New York (1988-1992); Third Secretary, Deputy Division Director and First Secretary, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1985-1988).

A graduate of Nanjing University, Sha started his diplomatic career as a staff member at the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom. In a BBC interview in August 17, 2006, he told the US to "shut up" regarding criticism on arms spending of China, noting that U.S. arms expenditure is half of the total arms expenditure of the whole world.

External links

* [http://www.un.org/esa/desa/ousg/#bioSection Biography of Sha Zukang (UN DESA)]
* [http://static2.podcatch.com/blogs/gems/snedit/chineseAmbassador.mp3 BBC interview with Sha Zukang] , August 17, 2006.


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