The Minister

Biography of Yang Jiechi

Yang Jiechi, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born in Shanghai in May 1950. PhD in history.

1975-1983 Staff member and Second Secretary, Department of Translation and Interpretation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1983-1987 Second Secretary, First Secretary, Counselor, Chinese Embassy in the United States of America

1987-1990 Counselor and Office Director, Department of Translation and Interpretation, MFA

1990-1993 Counselor and Office Director, Deputy Director-General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, MFA

1993-1995 Minister, Chinese Embassy in the United States of America

1995-1998 Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs

1998-2001 Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

2001-2005 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to the United States of America

2005-2007 Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

2007- Minister of Foreign Affairs

Married with a daughter.

	Enhance Friendship, Solidarity and Cooperation for a Better Future (2012-01-31)
	Serving the Nation with Vigorous Steps: China's Diplomacy in 2011 (2012-01-02)
	New Year Message from Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (2011-12-31)
	Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi: International Situation and China's Diplomacy in 2011 (2011-12-19)
	Remarks by H.E. Yang Jiechi Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China at the International Afghanistan Conference Bonn (2011-12-06)
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	Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Meets with His Indian Counterpart Krishna (2012-02-08)
	Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Meets with His Canadian Counterpart Baird (2012-02-08)
	Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Holds Talks with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong (2012-02-06)
	Yang Jiechi Meets with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Burns (2012-01-29)
	Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Talks about the Outcome of Premier Wen Jiabao's Visit to Nepal, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar and Attendance at the Fifth World Future Energy Summit (2012-01-20)
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