New Chinese ambassador to U.S. arrives in Washington

Zhang Yesui, the ninth Chinese ambassador to the U.S. and his wife Chen Naiqing arrived in Washington D.C. to assume office on Mar. 14, 2010.


Ambassador Zhang Yesui
Zhang was greeted by representatives from the U.S State Department, diplomats from Chinese embassy and representatives from academic circles of Chinese communities.

Zhang served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations between 2008 to 2010, and prior to that, he served as vice minister of foreign affairs.

Biography of Ambassador Zhang Yesui:

Born in Hubei Province in October 1953, graduate of Beijing Foreign Studies University.

1975-1976 　Studied at London School of Economics, the United Kingdom

1976-1982 　Staff member and attaché, Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom

1982-1988 　Third Secretary, Deputy Office Director, First Secretary, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1988-1992 　First Secretary, Counselor, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations

1992-1996 　Counselor, Deputy Director-General, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, MFA

1996-2000 　Director-General, Protocol Department, MFA

2000-2003 　Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs. Areas of responsibility: Administration, Protocol and Personnel

2003-2008 　Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. Areas of responsibility: Policy Research, Africa, Europe, North America and Oceania affairs, Arms Control and Disarmament, and International Treaty and Law

2008- 2010　　Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations

2010 - Chinese ambassador to the U.S.

Married with a daughter.

By People's Daily Online