Zheng Zeguang, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

Areas of responsibility: Policy planning, North America and Oceania, Latin America, translation and interpretation

Born in Guangdong Province in October 1963. University graduate.

1980-1982 Teacher, Xingwen Middle School, Puning County, Guangdong Province

1982-1986 Studied at the Department of Foreign Languages, South China Normal University

1986-1987 Staff member, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (studied at Cardiff University, the United Kingdom)

1987-1990 Staff member, Attaché, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

1990-1994 Attaché, Third Secretary, Deputy Division Director, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, MFA

1994-1997 Second Secretary, First Secretary, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America

1997-2000 Division Director, Counselor, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, MFA

2000-2005 Deputy Director-General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, MFA

2005-2008 Minister, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America

2008-2010 Director-General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, MFA

2010-2013 Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee, Vice Mayor of Nanjing, Deputy Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Nanjing Municipal Government, Executive Vice Mayor of Nanjing

2013-2015 Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs

2015- Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Zheng is married with a son.