| 2003—2007 |
Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| 2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 2001—2003 |
Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (In charge of American and Latin American affairs) |
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| 1998—2001 |
Ambassador, Chinese Embassy USA, Washington, DC |
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| 1997—2002 |
Alternate Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1995—1998 |
Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| 1993—1995 |
Ambassador, Chinese Mission to the United Nations |
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| 1993—???? |
Guest Professor, Nankai University |
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| 1993—???? |
Guest Professor, Beijing University Beijing Municipality |
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| 1990—1993 |
Assistant to the Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| 1985—1990 |
Spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| 1985—1990 |
Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information Department |
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| 1985—1990 |
Deputy Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information Department |
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| 1983—1985 |
1st Secretary, Chinese Embassy Lesotho, Maseru |
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| 1977—1983 |
3rd Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information Department |
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| 1977—1983 |
2nd Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information Department |
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| 1977—1983 |
Deputy Division Chief, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information Department |
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| 1970—1977 |
Attache, Chinese Embassy Kenya, Nairobi |
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| 1967—1970 |
Staff Member, Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs |
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| 1964—1967 |
Student, Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Municipality |
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| 1964 |
Graduate, Beijing University Beijing Municipality |
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