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Name
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Image
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Lifespan
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In office
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Public experiences afterwards
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1
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Qian Qichen
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5 January 1928 - 9 May 2017 (aged 89)
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1982[1]
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Foreign Minister (1988-1993) Vice Premier (1993-2003)[2]
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2
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Qi Huaiyuan
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January 1930 (age 94)
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1983-1984[3]
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Vice Foreign Minister (1986-1991) Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council (1991-1994) President and Party Secretary of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (1994-2000)[3]
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3
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Yu Zhizhong
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1984-1985[4]
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Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland (1987-1989) Minister, Embassy of China in the United Kingdom[4]
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4
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Wang Zhenyu
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1984-1985
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Consul General to Nagasaki, Japan (1985-1988) Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong[5]
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5
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Ma Yuzhen
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1934 (age 89–90)
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1984-1988
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Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1991-1995) Commissioner in Hong Kong
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6
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Li Zhaoxing
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(1940-10-20) 20 October 1940 (age 83)
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1985-1990
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Foreign Minister (2003-2007)
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7
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Li Jinhua
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September 1932 (age 91–92)
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1987-1991
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Ambassador to New Zealand
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8
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Jin Guihua
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(1935-01-14) 14 January 1935 (age 89)
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1988-1991
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Ambassador to Malaysia & Brunei (1991-1993) Ambassador to Thailand (1994-1997)
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9
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Duan Jin
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1990-1993
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Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1997-2001)
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10
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Wu Jianmin
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30 March 1939 - 18 June 2016 (aged 77)
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1990-1994
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Ambassador to Netherlands (1994-1995) Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva (1996-1998) Ambassador to France (1998-2003)
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11
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Fan Huijuan
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1935 (age 88–89)
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1990-1993
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Ambassador to Ireland (1993-1997)
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12
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Li Jianying
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1946 (age 77–78)
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1991-1993
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Ambassador to Suriname (1997-2001) Consul General to Cape Town, South Africa (2004-2005) Ambassador to Qatar (2005-2007)
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13
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Chen Jian
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1942 (age 81–82)
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1994-1996
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14
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Shen Guofang
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1952 (age 71–72)
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1996-1998
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Assistant Foreign Minister (2003-2005)
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15
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Cui Tiankai
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October 1952 (age 71)
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1996-1997
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Ambassador to Japan (2007-2009) Vice Foreign Minister (2009-2013) Ambassador to the United States (2013–2021)
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16
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Tang Guoqiang
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June 1951 (age 73)
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1996-1998
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Ambassador to Czech Republic (2002-2006) Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Vienna (2006-2009) Ambassador to Norway (2009-2012)
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17
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Zhu Bangzao
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1952 (age 71–72)
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1998-2001
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Ambassador to Tunisia & Palestine (2001-2003) Ambassador to Switzerland (2004-2008) Ambassador to Spain & Andorra (2009-2014)
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18
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Sun Yuxi
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October 1951 (age 72)
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1998-2002
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Ambassador to Afghanistan (2002-2004) Ambassador to India (2005-2007) Ambassador to Italy (2008-2010) Ambassador to Poland (2010-2012)
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19
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Zhang Qiyue
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October 1959 (age 64)
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1998-2004
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Ambassador to Belgium (2005-2008) Ambassador to Indonesia (2008-2011) Consul General to New York City, United States (2014–present)
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20
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Kong Quan
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November 1955 (age 68)
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2001-2006
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Ambassador to France & Monaco (2008-2013) Administrative Deputy Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office of the Chinese Communist Party (2015–present)
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21
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Liu Jianchao
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February 1964 (age 60)
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2001-2009
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Ambassador to Philippine (2009-2011) Ambassador to Indonesia (2011-2013) Deputy Director of National Bureau of Corruption Prevention (2015-2017) Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Zhejiang (2017–2018) Minister of International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (2022-present)
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22
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Qin Gang
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March 1966 (age 58)
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2005–2010; 2011-2014
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Director of Foreign Ministry Protocol Department (2015–2018) Assistant Foreign Minister (2018–2021) Ambassador to the United States (2021-2022) Foreign Minister (2022–2023) State Councillor (2023)
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23
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Jiang Yu
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1964 (age 59–60)
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2006-2012
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Ambassador to Albania (2015–present)
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24
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Ma Zhaoxu
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September 1963 (age 60–61)
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2009-2012
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Ambassador to Australia (2013-2016) Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva (2016–2018) Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2018-2019) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2019-present)
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25
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Hong Lei
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August 1969 (age 55)
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2010-2016
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Consul General to Chicago, United States (2016–present)
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26
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Liu Weimin
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August 1968 (age 56)
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2011-2012
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Minister Counsellor to the United States (2012–present)
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27
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Hua Chunying
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April 1970 (age 54)
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2012–present
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Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2019–present)
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs (2021–2024) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2024-present)
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28
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Lu Kang
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May 1968 (age 56)
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2015-2019
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Director of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs (2019–2022) Ambassador to Indonesia (2022-2024) Deputy Minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (2024-present)
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29
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Geng Shuang
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April 1973 (age 51)
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2016-2020
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Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2020–present)
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30
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Zhao Lijian
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November 1972 (age 51)
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2020–2023
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Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2019–2023)
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31
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Wang Wenbin
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April 1971 (age 53)
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2020–2024
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Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2020–2024) Ambassador to Cambodia (2024-present)[6]
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32
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Mao Ning
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December 1972 (age 51)
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2022–present
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Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2022–present)
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33
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Lin Jian
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May 1977
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2024–present
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Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2024–present)
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