Amb. Chen Jianserved as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Deputy PermanentRepresentative and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to theUnited Nations, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Japan.

Since 2007, Amb.Chen Jian has been the chairman of U.N. Association of China and dean of Schoolof International Studies, Renmin Univeristy of China.