| Wu Hongbo | |
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| Under Secretary General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations | |
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Assumed office July 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Sha Zukang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1952 Shandong, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | United Nations Civil Servant |
Wu Hongbo (Chinese: 吳紅波; born May 1952) is a Chinese diplomat. He is the Under-Secretary-General in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. He replaced Sha Zukang as the head of DESA.
Wu held various high-ranking positions and collected extensive experience in diplomacy. He has worked as Assistant Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Germany prior to this appointment. He has also worked in a number of locations including Hong Kong, Macao, and Manila.
He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University and also studied in New Zealand.