President Hu Jintao on Thursday appointed and dismissed
ambassadors to nine countries, in accordance with a decision made
by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the
country's top legislature.
Zhong Jianhua is appointed as ambassador to South Africa to
replace Liu Guijin.
Zhao Jun replaces Chen Yonglong as new ambassador to Israel.
Yu Wenzhe replaces Zhang Keyuan as new ambassador to Ghana.
Wu Yuanshan replaces Sun Rongmao as new ambassador to Cape
Verde.
Yue Xiaoyong replaces Li Jianying as new ambassador to
Qatar.
Zhang Xun replaces Li Guoxue as new ambassador to
Mauritania.
Li Chengwen replaces Zhang Dong as new ambassador to Sudan.
Hong Jiuyin replaces Zuo Xueliang as new ambassador to
Armenia.
And Zuo Xueliang replaces Li Huilai as new ambassador to
Tajikistan.
(Xinhua News Agency June 15, 2007)