Born in April 1960, a native of Hebei Province, Bachelor of Arts from Guangzhou Institute of Foreign Languages.

 

1982                 Staff Member, Bureau of Aid to Foreign Countries, Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade
                           (MOFERT), People's Republic of China

1982-1986        Attaché, Economic and Commercial Section, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of
                         Malta

1986-1989        Economist, China National Complete Plant Export Corporation

1989-1991        Third Secretary, Second Secretary, Economic and Commercial Section, Embassy of the People's Republic of
                          China  in  the Islamic Republic of Iran

1991-1992        Economist, China National Complete Plant Export Corporation

1992                 Official, Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, MOFERT

1992-1998        Deputy Director, Director, Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of   Foreign Trade and                                           Economic  Cooperation (MOFTEC)

1998-2002        Deputy Director-General, Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, MOFTEC

2002-2003        Director-General, Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, MOFTEC

2003-2004        Director-General, Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)

2004-2006        Member of the CPC Standing Committee and Vice Governor of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture,
                         Yunnan  Province

2006                 Director-General, Department of International Trade and Economic Affairs, MOFCOM

2006-2010        Assistant Minister

2010-2013        Vice Minister

2013-2019        Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

2019-                President, Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs

 

Amb. Li Huilai, born in 1960. Graduated with a Master's Degree.

1982-1985    Editor, People's Education Press of the People's Republic of China 
1985-1988    Postgraduate of History of China's External Relations, China Foreign Affairs University
1988-1990    Staff Member, Attaché, Third Secretary, Department of Soviet and East European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign
                    Affairs (MFA)
1990-1991    Third Secretary, Chinese Embassy in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)
1991-1992    Third Secretary, Chinese Embassy in the Russian Federation
1992-1993    Third Secretary, Second Secretary, Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Uzbekistan 
1993-1997    Second Secretary, Deputy Division Director, Division Director, Department of East European and Central Asian
                    Affairs, MFA
1997-2001    Counselor, Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Belarus
2001-2003    Counselor, Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Azerbaijan 
2003-2005    Consul-General, Chinese Consulate-General in St. Petersburg
2005-2007    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Tajikistan 
2007-2010    Minister, Chinese Embassy in the Russian Federation
2010-2011    Deputy Director-General, General Office, MFA
2011-2015    Director-General, General Office, MFA
2015-2019    Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
2019-           Vice President, Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs
                   Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the 13th CPPCC National Committee 

Amb. Zhao Weiping, born in Zhejiang Province in July 1967. University graduate.

1991-1994        Attaché, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1994-1997        Attaché, then Third Secretary, Embassy of China in Australia
1997-2002        Third Secretary, Deputy Division Director, then Division Director, Department of North American and Oceanian
                        Affairs,  Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002-2003        Counselor, Embassy of China in Canada
2003-2006        Counselor, Embassy of China in the United States of America
2006-2010        Counselor, then Deputy Director General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of
                        Foreign Affairs
2011-2012        Ambassador of China to the Independent State of Samoa
2013-2016        Consul General of China in Chicago
2016-2018.1     Vice Secretary General of Sichuan Provincial People’s Government
2018.1-            Vice President, Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs Married.

Shi Ling, born in July 1964, university graduate

1986-1989    Staff member, Attaché, Department of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) 
1989-1993    Attaché, Third Secretary, Chinese Embassy in Vietnam
1993-1999    Third Secretary, Deputy Section Director, Department of African Affairs, MFA
1999-2005    First Secretary, Chinese Embassy in the USA
2005-2009    Counselor, Deputy Director-General, Department of External Security Affairs, MFA
2009-2010    Counselor, Chinese Embassy in Kenya
2010-2013    Counselor, Chinese Embassy in the USA
2013-2016    Deputy Director-General, Bureau of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, MFA 
2016-2020    Deputy Chief Inspector of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the CPC Central Commission for
                     Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Commission of Supervision (NCS) of the PRC, MFA
2020-            Vice  President, Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs

1987-1993     Staff member, CPIFA
1993-1997     Vice Consul, Consul, Consulate-General of China in Karachi, Pakistan
1997-2002     Deputy Director, North American and Oceanian Affairs Department, CPIFA
2002-2006     First Secretary, Chinese Embassy in the US
2006-2012     Director, North American and Oceanian Affairs Department, CPIFA
2012-2018.1  Counselor, Minister-Counselor, Chinese Embassy in the US 
2018.1-          Secretary General, CPIFA