Compiled from the following sources:
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Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
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Revision History:
Biography Revised: 6/11/2007
Career Data Updated: 6/11/2007
Li Zhaoxing 李肇星
Member of the 16th CPC Central Committee, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Biography Highlight
Li Zhaoxing, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shandong Province. He was born in 1930 and is a graduate of Beijing University.Recent Career Data
| 2003—2007 | Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| 2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2001—2003 | Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (In charge of American and Latin American affairs) | |
| 1998—2001 | Ambassador, Chinese Embassy USA, Washington, DC | |
| 1997—2002 | Alternate Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1995—1998 | Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| 1993—1995 | Ambassador, Chinese Mission to the United Nations | |
| 1993—???? | Guest Professor, Nankai University | |
| 1993—???? | Guest Professor, Beijing University Beijing Municipality | |
| 1990—1993 | Assistant to the Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 04/19/07 | Li Zhaoxing held talks with Chadian Minister of External Relations Ahmad Allam-Mi. |
| 04/17/07 | Li Zhaoxing talked with South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon over telephone. |
| 04/02/07 | Li Zhaoxing met with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. |
| 03/25/07 | Li Zhaoxing held a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. |
| 03/09/07 | Li Zhaoxing talked with British Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett over the phone. |
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