Li Zhaoxing

Li Zhaoxing
Li Zhaoxing
	李肇星
9th Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 17 March 2003 – 27 April 2007
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Preceded by	Tang Jiaxuan
Succeeded by	Yang Jiechi
Personal details
Born	20 October 1940; Jiaonan, Shandong, Republic of China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Qin Xiaomei
Children	Hehe
Alma mater	Peking University

Li Zhaoxing (Chinese: 李肇星; pinyin: Lǐ Zhàoxīng; born 20 October 1940 in Jiaonan, Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese diplomat and politician. He served as the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2007.

He graduated from Peking University in 1964. He worked as a diplomat in Africa before becoming Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1990 and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1995, permanent representative to the United Nations in 1993, ambassador to the United States in 1998, and Foreign Minister in 2003.

He was initially appointed as one of the Elders but chose not to continue with the role. He is a professor at Peking University. He is married, and has one son.[1]

References

"Li Zhaoxing 李肇星". chinavitae.com. chinavitae.com.

External links

Biography, China Vitae
Biography, China Today
Appearances on C-SPAN

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Li Daoyu	Ambassador of China to the United Nations 1993–1995	Succeeded by Qin Huasun
Preceded by Li Daoyu	Ambassador of China to the United States 1998–2001	Succeeded by Yang Jiechi
Political offices
Preceded by Tang Jiaxuan	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2003–2007	Succeeded by Yang Jiechi

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[1] "Li Zhaoxing 李肇星". chinavitae.com. chinavitae.com.

Permanent Representatives and Ambassadors of China to the United Nations
Republic of China (1946–1971)	Quo Tai-chi Tsiang Tingfu Liu Chieh
People's Republic of China (1971–present)	Huang Hua Chen Chu Ling Qing Li Luye Li Daoyu Li Zhaoxing Qin Huasun Wang Yingfan Wang Guangya Zhang Yesui Li Baodong Liu Jieyi Ma Zhaoxu

China's Ambassadors to the U.S.
Qing ministers to the U.S. 1875–1912	Chen Lanbin 1875–81 Zheng Zaoru 1881–85 Zhang Yinheng 1885–89 Cui Guoyin 1889–93 Yang Yu 1893–96 Wu Tingfang 1896–1902 Liang Cheng 1902–07 Wu Tingfang 1907–09 Zhang Yintang 1909–11 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1911–12
ROC's envoys to the U.S. 1912–35	Zhang Yintang 1912–13 Xia Xiefu 1913–15 V. K. Wellington Koo 1915–20 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1920–29 Wu Chaoshu 1929–31 Yan Huiqing 1931–33 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1933–35
ROC's ambassadors to the U.S. 1935–79	Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1935–36 Wang Zhengting 1936–38 Hu Shih 1938–42 Wei Tao-ming 1942–46 Wellington Koo 1946–56 Hollington Tong 1956–58 George Yeh 1958–61 Tsiang Tingfu 1961–65 Zhou Shukai 1965–71 James Shen 1971–79
Chiefs of the PRC Liaison Office in the U.S. 1973–79	Huang Zhen 1973–77 Chai Zemin 1978–79
PRC's ambassadors to the U.S. 1979–present	Chai Zemin 1979–82 Zhang Wenjin 1983–85 Han Xu 1985–89 Zhu Qizhen 1989–93 Li Daoyu 1993–98 Li Zhaoxing 1998–2001 Yang Jiechi 2001–05 Zhou Wenzhong 2005–10 Zhang Yesui 2010–13 Cui Tiankai 2013–present

The Elders
Chair	— vacant
Deputy Chair	Gro Harlem Brundtland
Members	Martti Ahtisaari Ela Bhatt Lakhdar Brahimi Fernando Henrique Cardoso Hina Jilani Graça Machel Mary Robinson Ernesto Zedillo
Honorary Members	Desmond Tutu (former chair)
Former Members	Kofi Annan Jimmy Carter Li Zhaoxing Nelson Mandela (founder) Aung San Suu Kyi Muhammad Yunus

Li Zhaoxing

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