
Song Tao, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Area of responsibilities: Europe, retired personnel, administration, finance, Party-related affairs for the Ministry and diplomatic missions abroad, services
Born in Jiangsu Province in April 1955. PhD in Economics.
1978-1986 Lecturer and Vice Dean, Forestry Industry Department, Fujian College of Forestry
1986-1988 Deputy Director, General Office, Fujian College of Forestry
1988-1991 Studying at Monash University, the Commonwealth of Australia
1991-1992 Director, General Office, Fujian College of Forestry
1992-1995 President, Fujian Research Institute of Light Industries
1995-1997 Vice Secretary, CPC Luoyuan County Committee, Fujian Province
1997-2000 Assistant General Manager, Fujian Light and Textile Industries Corporation; Vice President, Fujian International Trust and Investment Corporation
2000-2002 Counselor, Chinese Embassy in the Republic of India
2002-2004 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana
2004-2007 Director-General, Department of Chinese Diplomatic Missions Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2007-2008 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of the Philippines
2008-2011 Member of the Ministerial Leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2011- Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Married with a daughter.