V. K. Wellington Koo

V. K. Wellington Koo is a Diplomat and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in China's Provisional Government.

Like his fellow minister T. V. Soong, Wellington Koo is a graduate of Columbia University. He served as a Chinese delegate at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference and was China’s representative at the inauguration conference of the League of Nations the following year.

He also served as Premier from July to September 1924 under President Cao Kun’s government. Koo’s reputation in foreign expertise gained the admiration of Sun Yat Sen, provoking his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs.