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Biography Highlight

Zhang Ming, male, Han nationality, is a native of Li County, Hebei Province. He was born in 1957, entered the work force in 1975, graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University with Bachelor Degree and joined the CPC in 1983. From 2011 to 2013, he was Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry. From 2013 to 2017 he was Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affair. In October of 2017 he became Head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union.

Recent Career Data

2017—	Head, Permanent Mission of the PRC to the United Nations	§
2013—2017	Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs	§
2011—2013	Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2010—2011	Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Office
2009—2010	Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Affairs Department
2006—2009	Ambassador, Chinese Embassy Kenya, Nairobi
2006—2009	Permanent Representative, United Nations, Environment Program (UNEP)
2001—2006	Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Office
1997—2001	Attache, Israel, Tel Aviv Israel, Tel Aviv
1992—1997	Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, West Asian and North African Affairs Department

Recent Travel & Appearances

05/06/20	Zhang Ming says it's more important than ever to keep the China-EU ties in good shape
04/24/20	Zhang Ming said in a conversation with Friends of Europe, a Brussels-based think tank, that "COVID-19 is a human tragedy, not a playground for politics."
12/04/19	Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU, Zhang Ming, denounced Mike Pompeo's disinformation campaign against China and Huawei, calling it a "witch hunt"