Song Tao, Member of the Ministerial Leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Area of responsibilities: General Office, consular affairs, disciplinary inspection, Department of Chinese Diplomatic Missions Abroad, archives

Born in Jiangsu Province in April 1955. PhD in Economics.

1978-1986 Lecturer, 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

1992-1997 President, Fujian Research Institute of Light Industries

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- Member of the Ministerial Leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Married with a daughter.