Qin Gang

Qin Gang (Chinese: 秦刚; pinyin: Qín Gāng; born March 1966) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as the Chinese Ambassador to the United States.[3][4] Previously he served as Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs.[5] He is also the twenty-second spokesperson since the spokesperson system was established in the ministry back in 1983.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qin.
Qin Gang
秦刚
Qin Gang in 2009
Chinese Ambassador to the United States
Assumed office
28 July 2021[1]
Preceded byCui Tiankai
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
September 2018 – July 2021
Serving with Zheng Zeguang, Ma Zhaoxu, Luo Zhaohui
LeaderWang Yi (minister)
Director of Foreign Ministry Protocol Department
In office
January 2015 – September 2018
Preceded byZhang Kunsheng
Succeeded byHong Lei
Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department
In office
December 2011 – January 2015
Preceded byMa Zhaoxu
Succeeded byLiu Jianchao
Embassy of the People's Republic of China, London
In office
September 2010 – December 2011
Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
In office
2005–2010
Personal details
BornMarch 1966 (age 55)
Tianjin, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Children1[2]
Alma materUniversity of International Relations
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese秦刚
Traditional Chinese秦剛

Life

Qin Gang was born and raised in Tianjin. In 1984 he entered University of International Relations, majoring in science of international politics, where he graduated in 1988.

After graduation, he was appointed as an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and over a period of 18 years worked his way up to the position of spokesperson. From 2005 to 2010, he served as the spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and deputy director of Foreign Ministry Information Department.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman meets with Qin at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. in August 2021.

In September 2010, he was named acting Embassy of the People's Republic of China, London, a position he held until December 2011, when he was transferred to Beijing as director of Foreign Ministry Information Department.[6][2] Since 2017 he is working as assistant minister of Foreign Affairs and director-general of the Protocol Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.[7]

In September 2018, Qin was appointed as the vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.[8]

In July 2021, Qin Gang became the 11th Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the United States, succeeding Cui Tiankai.[9][10]

References
  1. "New Chinese ambassador arrives at 'critical moment' in US-China ties". t.m.china.org.cn.
  2. 秦刚接替马朝旭出任外交部新闻司司长(图/简历). People.com (in Chinese). 2012.
  3. "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang's Regular Press Conference on January 2, 2014". nyconsulate.prchina.org. 2014-01-01.
  4. 中国新任驻美大使秦刚抵美履新并向中美媒体发表讲话. xinhuanet.com. 2021-07-28.
  5. Wu Zhichao (伍智超) (29 July 2021). 国务院任免国家工作人员: 免去秦刚外交部副部长职务. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. 秦刚　个性发言人出任驻英公使. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2010-10-20.
  7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, 2017-09-28.
  8. 秦刚升任外交部副部长. People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  9. 驻美国大使秦刚抵美履新. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  10. Lahiri, Tripti; Timsit, Annabelle (2021-07-30). "Why China's new ambassador to the US is unlikely to go full "wolf warrior"". Quartz. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30.
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