NQ DATE
M/ 53 16 March 1973
AMBASSADOR APPOINTED FROM THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
SThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Whitlam, announced
today that the Australian Government had given its agreement to
S the appointment of Mr Wang Kuo-ch'uan as the People's Republic
of China's first Ambassador to Australia.
Mr Wang was born in 1911. He was Governor of Jehol
Province until his appointment in 1957 as Ambassador to the German
Democratic Republic, a position which he held for six and a half
O years. In 1964, he became Ambassador to Poland where it is
understood that he took part in the Ambassadorial-level talks
S between the United States and China. He was a deputy to the Third
National People's Congress and is currently President of the
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.
Mr Wang is married.
Whitlam, Gough
Period of Service: 05/12/1972 - 11/11/1975
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16/03/1973
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