Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi

Yang Jiechi < yángjiéchí? & gt foreign minister.

1Born in May, 950, Shanghainese, university degree. 1968 joined the work in September and joined China in February. September1968-August 1972 worked as a worker in Shanghai Pujiang Electric Meter Factory, August1972-June 1973 studied in a training course abroad by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and June1973-June/KLOC-0. 1June, 1975 as a clerk in the translation room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 1February 1983 served as the second secretary, first secretary and counselor of the embassy in the United States; 1June, 1987, served as Counsellor and Director of the Translation Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 1990 10 served as Counsellor, Director and Deputy Director of the American University Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1February 1995: Assistant Foreign Minister and member of the Party Committee; 1February, 1998, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and member of the Party Committee; In February 2000, he served as ambassador to the United States; In February 2004, he served as deputy minister of foreign affairs and member of the party Committee; In May 2005, he served as Deputy Foreign Minister and Party Secretary. On April 27th, 2007, the 27th meeting of the 10th the NPC Standing Committee decided to appoint Yang Jiechi as Minister of Foreign Affairs. In March 2008, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs at the first meeting of the 11th National People's Congress.

Alternate member of the 16th Central Committee, member of the 17th Central Committee.