Dai Bingguo, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

Area of responsibilities: executive affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Born in Guizhou Province in March 1941. Graduated from Sichuan University and completed advanced studies at Foreign Affairs College (now China Foreign Affairs University).

1966-1969   Staff member, Department of Soviet and East European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1969-1973   Attaché, Chinese Embassy in the Soviet Union

1973 Trainee in cadres' school

1974-1989   Staff member, Deputy Office Director, Office Director, Deputy Director-General, Director-General, Department of Soviet and East European Affairs, MFA

1989-1991   Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to the Republic of Hungary

1991-1994   Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs

1994-1995   Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

1995-1997 Head of the International Department, Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCCPC)

1997-2003 Head of the International Department, CCCPC

2003-           Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

Married with a son.