He Yafei, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Area of responsibilities: Arms control and protocol Born in Zhejiang Province in March 1955. Completed graduate studies. 1981-1983 Interpreter, UN Secretariat. 1983-1986 Attaché, Deputy Office Director, Department of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) 1986-1987 Completed advanced studies at Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland 1987-1988 Second Secretary, Department of African Affairs, MFA 1988-1990 Second Secretary, Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Zimbabwe 1990-1992 Deputy Office Director and First Secretary, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, MFA 1992-1994 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations 1994-1996 Counselor, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations 1996-1997 Counselor, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, MFA 1997-1998 Deputy Director-General, Department of Arms Control, MFA 1998-2001 Minister Counselor, Minister, Chinese Embassy in the United States of America 2001-2006 Director-General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, MFA 2006-2008 Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs 2008- Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Married with a daughter.