Chen Bo, a female diplomat born in the 1970s, is about to step down as the Chinese Ambassador to Serbia in the People's Republic of China | Friends walk together for a lifetime - Ambassador to Serbia Chen Bo holds a farewell reception | Diplomat
The official WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in Serbia published an article on August 3, "Friends Go Together in Life - Ambassador Chen Bo to Serbia Holds a Departure Reception": On August 1, 2023, the Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Chen Bo held a departure reception. More than 400 people attended, including President Vuchi ć, Speaker Olic, Prime Minister Burnabic, friendly figures from all walks of life, ambassadors from various countries in Serbia, representatives of overseas Chinese and Chinese institutions in Serbia, and diplomats from embassies in Serbia.
All pictures in this article are WeChat official account pictures of the Chinese Embassy in Serbia
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Serbian literary and artistic workers and students from Confucius Institutes performed cheerful ethnic dances and passionately sang the Chinese song "Friends" and Serbian folk songs, wishing a better tomorrow for China Serbia relations.
According to publicly available information, Chen Bo was born in January 1970 and graduated from the School of Foreign Affairs. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992 and has held various positions including clerk and attendant at the Eurasian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attendant and third secretary at the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia, third secretary, deputy director, and director of the Eurasian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Serbia, and counselor at the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Since 2011, Chen Bo has served as the Deputy Director of the European Department. In October 2014, Chen Bo was appointed as the deputy mayor of Tangshan City, Hebei Province, starting his one-year term. In October 2015, Chen Bo succeeded Dong Chunfeng as the Chinese Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the beginning of 2019, Chen Bo was appointed as the Chinese Ambassador to Serbia.
Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are located in the Balkan Peninsula and both belonged to former Yugoslavia. In 1955, China established diplomatic relations with the former Yugoslavia. After the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, the Chinese Embassy in the former Yugoslavia was renamed as the Chinese Embassy in Serbia and Montenegro, and the Chinese Embassy in Serbia.
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In 2009, China and Serbia announced the establishment of a strategic partnership. In 2013, the heads of state of China and Serbia jointly signed the Joint Declaration of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Serbia on Deepening Strategic Partnership. In 2016, the heads of state of China and Serbia jointly signed the Joint Declaration of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Serbia on Establishing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The two foreign ministries have good cooperation and established a consultation mechanism.