Mr. Li Zhaoxing, born in Shandong Province in October 1940, graduated from Beijing University in 1964.
2003-2007 Minister of Foreign Affairs
2001-2003 Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
1998-2001 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States
1995-1998 Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
1993-1995 Permanent Representative and ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations
1990-1993 Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
1985-1990 Deputy Director General and Director General of the Information Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1983-1985 First Secretary of the Chinese Embassy in the Kingdom of Lesotho
1977-1983 Third Secretary, Second Secretary and Deputy Division Chief of the Information Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1970-1977 Staff Member and Attache of the Chinese Embassy in Kenya
1968-1970 Worked in cadres' schools in Lishi, Shanxi Province and Shanggao, Jiangxi Province and then Niutianyang Farm, Shantou, Guangzhou Military Area Command
1967-1968 Staff Member of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs
1964-1967 Post graduate student at Beijing Institute of Foreign Languages
Married, with one son.