Zheng Zeguang

Zheng Zeguang
Zheng Zeguang
	郑泽光
	Zheng (far right) with US and Chinese government officials
People's Republic of China Ambassador to the United Kingdom
	Designee
	Assuming office; TBD
Succeeding	Liu Xiaoming
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2015
Leader	Xi Jinping
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 2013–2015
Leader	Xi Jinping
Personal details
Born	October 1963 (age 57); Guangdong
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	South China Normal University; Cardiff School of Law and Politics

Zheng Zeguang (Chinese: 郑泽光;[1] born October 1963) is a Chinese diplomat and presently Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China.[2] In December 2020, it was reported that he would become Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom.[3]

Career

After teaching at a Guangdong middle school from 1980 to 1982, Zheng studied at South China Normal University and Cardiff University.[3] He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986 and has had placements in Trinidad and Tobago and the United States of America. Zheng is considered an expert on China–United States relations, having specialised in that field since 1990; he was thought to be a leading contender to be ambassador to the United States.[4]

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