Gong Pusheng 龚普生 | |||||||
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Born | September 1913 Shanghai | ||||||
Died | 4 August 2007 Beijing | ||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Spouse | Zhang Hanfu (1905–1972) | ||||||
Parents |
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Relatives |
Gong Peng (sister) Xu Wanqiuc (sister) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 龚 普生 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 龔 普生 | ||||||
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Gong Pusheng (龚普生) (September 1913 – 4 August 2007), also known as Kung Pu-sheng was a Chinese female diplomat. [1]
Gong Pusheng was born in September 1913 in Shanghai. [2] Her father, Gong Zhenzhou, held several positions in the Sun Yat-sen’s government. [3] In Shanghai she studied at St. Mary 's Episcopalian Girls' School, and continued her higher education at Yenching University. [4] [5]
She joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1938. [6] On the advice of Zhou Enlai, she later joined the Columbia University. In USA she established contacts with a number of prominent people, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Pearl Buck, and Paul Robeson. [7] [5]
In 1948 she became a member of the Human Rights Committee at the United Nations in New York. [3] She was appointed as a deputy director in the Foreign Ministry, in charge of International Organization and Conference Department in 1949. [8] She later became director in the same department in 1958. She became the first Chinese ambassador to Ireland in August 1980. [7] [9]She was part of a number of Chinese delegations to international conferences, and undertook extensive visits abroad.
In 1949 she married Zhang Hanfu (1905 – 1972), who was also a senior diplomat. [7] Her sister Gong Peng also served in the Foreign Ministry. [1]
She died in Beijing on 4 August 2007.
Gong Pusheng 龚普生 | |||||||
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![]() Gong Pusheng | |||||||
Born | September 1913 Shanghai | ||||||
Died | 4 August 2007 Beijing | ||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||
Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Spouse | Zhang Hanfu (1905–1972) | ||||||
Parents |
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Relatives |
Gong Peng (sister) Xu Wanqiuc (sister) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 龚 普生 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 龔 普生 | ||||||
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Gong Pusheng (龚普生) (September 1913 – 4 August 2007), also known as Kung Pu-sheng was a Chinese female diplomat. [1]
Gong Pusheng was born in September 1913 in Shanghai. [2] Her father, Gong Zhenzhou, held several positions in the Sun Yat-sen’s government. [3] In Shanghai she studied at St. Mary 's Episcopalian Girls' School, and continued her higher education at Yenching University. [4] [5]
She joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1938. [6] On the advice of Zhou Enlai, she later joined the Columbia University. In USA she established contacts with a number of prominent people, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Pearl Buck, and Paul Robeson. [7] [5]
In 1948 she became a member of the Human Rights Committee at the United Nations in New York. [3] She was appointed as a deputy director in the Foreign Ministry, in charge of International Organization and Conference Department in 1949. [8] She later became director in the same department in 1958. She became the first Chinese ambassador to Ireland in August 1980. [7] [9]She was part of a number of Chinese delegations to international conferences, and undertook extensive visits abroad.
In 1949 she married Zhang Hanfu (1905 – 1972), who was also a senior diplomat. [7] Her sister Gong Peng also served in the Foreign Ministry. [1]
She died in Beijing on 4 August 2007.