China Vitae

Biography Highlight

Cui Tiankai, male, was born in 1952. He is a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. Majored in School of Foreign Languages of East China Normal University. Postgraduate from School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University. Master of Public Administration. He was Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2013, and prior to that, Chinese ambassador to Japan.

Recent Career Data

2013—	Ambassador, Chinese Embassy USA, Washington D.C.	§
2010—2013	Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs	§
2007—2010	Ambassador, Chinese Embassy Japan, Tokyo
2006—2007	Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2003—2006	Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Asian Affairs Department
2001—2003	Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Policy Research Office
1999—2001	Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Policy Research Office
1997—1999	Counselor, Permanent Mission of the PRC to the United Nations
1996—1997	Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1996—1997	Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information Department

Recent Travel & Appearances

05/01/13	Chinese Ambassador rebuts U.S. position over #Diaoyu Islands says it is Japan, not China, that is taking coercive actions
04/03/13	Cui Tiankai, new ambassador to Washington met John Kerry says trust between China and USA is growing