Background
Mr. King was born in Pinghu, Zhejiang, China, in 1892.
Mr. King was born in Pinghu, Zhejiang, China, in 1892.
King Wunsz graduated from Fudan University in 1910. He received Bachelor of Laws degree from Tianjin University Law School, Tianjin, in 1915. Mr. King joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after having successfully passed the competitive examination for the Diplomatic and Consular Service in 1916. He was a student attache of the Chinese Legation in Washington during 1917-1919. At the same time studied International Law under Professor J.B. Moore at the Columbia University, N.Y., and received Master of Laws degree from that university in 1919.
Mr. King was an assistant secretary of the Chinese delegation to the Peace Conference in Paris during 1919-1920. He was a secretary of the Chinese delegation to the first two sessions of the Assembly of the League of Nations in 1920 and 1921. Between 1921 and 1922 King Wunsz served as a secretary of the Chinese delegation to the Washington Conference. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs again and served in various capacities from 1922 till 1927. Mr. King assisted in the negotiations at both the Sino-Soviet Conference, and the Special Customs Tariff Conference in 1924-1926.
He was a councillor on foreign affairs to the Shanghai Municipal Government under Mayors Hwang Fu and Chang Tin-fan around 1927 to 1928. Mr. King also served on the Tariff Commission under Sun Fo and T.V. Soong. At the same time assisted in the Nationalist Ministry of Foreign Affairs under Dr. C. C. Wu.
When General Hwang Fu became Minister of Foreign Affairs, King Wunsz was appointed Director of the First (International Affairs) Department and later Commissioner of Foreign Affairs in Shanghai between 1928 and 1929. He was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the Hague in 1929. During 1930-1931 Mr. King worked in the Ministry of Mining and the Ministry of Industries. Since 1931 he was an acting Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs. The following year he held the post of a councillor of the Chinese Assessor's Office to the Lytton Commission.
From 1932 to 1933 King Wunsz acted as a substitute delegate to the Extraordinary Assembly of the League of Nations in connection with the Sino-Japanese Conflict. He was re-appointed Minister to the Hague and proceeded to the post in 1933. Since that time he also served as a substitute delegate to the 14th Session of the Assembly of the League of Nations. In 1934 he bacame a delegate to the 15th Session of the Assembly of the League of Nations.