Mr. Li Zhaoxing, born in Shandong Province in October 1940, graduated from Beijing University in 1964.

2003-                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.