Yang Jiechi, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shanghai. He was born in 1950 and studied at Bath University and the London School of Economics from 1973 to 1975.
A diplomat who focuses on American Affairs, Yang was a second and first secretary for the Chinese Embassy in the United States in the mid 1980s. In 1983, he was promoted to counselor at the embassy.
After returning to China, Yang served briefly in the translation and interpretation department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He became division director and then deputy director-general at the American and Oceania Affairs Department at the ministry in 1990, remaining there for three years.
In 1993, he traveled back to the United States to assume minister and deputy chief of mission responsibilities at the Chinese Embassy. In 2001 he became ambassador to the United States.
From 2005-2007 he served as Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2013. In 2013 he became State Councilor of State Council. He was a member of the 17th and 18th CPC Central Committees and is now a Member of the Politburo of the 19th CPC Central Committee.
2017— |
Deputy Director, CPC, Central Committee, Central LSG for Hong Kong and Macao Work |
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2017— |
Member, CPC, Central Committee, Central LSG for Taiwan Affairs |
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2017— |
Deputy Director, CPC, Central Committee, Central Foreign Affairs Commission |
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2017— |
Member, CPC, Central Committee, Central LSG for Finance and Economy |
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2017— |
Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo |
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2017— |
Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee |
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2013— |
Deputy Director, National Leading Group for Climate Change and for Energy Conservation & Reduction of Pollution Discharge |
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2013— |
State Councilor, State Council |
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2012—2017 |
Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee |
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2007—2012 |
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee |
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2007—2013 |
Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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2005—2007 |
Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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2002—2007 |
Alternate Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee |
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2000—2004 |
Ambassador, Chinese Embassy USA, Washington D.C. |
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1998—2000 |
Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1995—1998 |
Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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1993—1995 |
Deputy Chief of Mission, Chinese Embassy USA, Washington D.C. |
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1993—1995 |
Minister, Chinese Embassy USA, Washington D.C. |
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1990—1993 |
Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, North American and Oceania Affairs Department |
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1990—1993 |
Division Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, North American and Oceania Affairs Department |
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1990—1993 |
Counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, North American and Oceania Affairs Department |
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1987—1990 |
Division Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Translation and Interpretation Department |
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1987—1990 |
Counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Translation and Interpretation Department |
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1983—1987 |
Counselor, Chinese Embassy USA, Washington D.C. |
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1983—1987 |
Second Secretary, Chinese Embassy USA, Washington D.C. |
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1975—1983 |
Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Translation and Interpretation Department |
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1975—1983 |
Staff Member, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Translation and Interpretation Department |
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1973—1975 |
Student, University of Bath United Kingdom, Bath |
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1973—1975 |
Student, London School of Economics United Kingdom, London |
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1971 |
Joined, CPC |
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