Li Zhaoxing

Li Zhaoxing
Li Zhaoxing
李肇星
9th Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 17 March 2003 – 27 April 2007
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Preceded by	Tang Jiaxuan
Succeeded by	Yang Jiechi
Personal details
Born	20 October 1940 (age 83); Jiaonan, Shandong, Republic of China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse	Qin Xiaomei
Children	Hehe
Alma mater	Peking University

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Li Zhaoxing (Chinese: 李肇星; pinyin: Lǐ Zhàoxīng; born 20 October 1940 in Jiaonan, Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese diplomat and politician. He served as the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2007.

He graduated from Peking University in 1964. He worked as a diplomat in Africa before becoming Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1990 and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1995, permanent representative to the United Nations in 1993, ambassador to the United States in 1998, and Foreign Minister in 2003.

He was initially appointed as one of the Elders but chose not to continue with the role. He is a professor at Peking University. He is married, and has one son.^[1]

References

^ "Li Zhaoxing 李肇星". chinavitae.com. chinavitae.com.

External links

Biography, China Vitae
Biography, China Today

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Li Daoyu	Ambassador of China to the United Nations 1993–1995	Succeeded by Qin Huasun
Preceded by Li Daoyu	Ambassador of China to the United States 1998–2001	Succeeded by Yang Jiechi
Political offices
Preceded by Tang Jiaxuan	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2003–2007	Succeeded by Yang Jiechi

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[1] "Li Zhaoxing 李肇星". chinavitae.com. chinavitae.com.

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v t e Permanent Representatives and Ambassadors of China to the United Nations
Republic of China (1946–1971)	Guo Taiqi Tsiang Tingfu Liu Chieh
People's Republic of China (1971–present)	Huang Hua Chen Chu Ling Qing Li Luye Li Daoyu Li Zhaoxing Qin Huasun Wang Yingfan Wang Guangya Zhang Yesui Li Baodong Liu Jieyi Ma Zhaoxu Zhang Jun Fu Cong

v t e Chinese ambassadors to the United States
Qing minister 1875–1912	Chen Lanbin 1875–81 Cheng Tsao-Ju 1881–85 Zhang Yinhuan 1885–89 Tsui Kwo Yin 1889–93 Yang Yü 1893–96 Wu Tingfang 1896–1902 Liang Cheng 1902–07 Wu Tingfang 1907–09 Zhang Yintang 1909–11 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1911–12
Republic of China Envoy 1912–35	Zhang Yintang 1912–13 Xia Xiefu 1913–15 V. K. Wellington Koo 1915–20 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1920–29 Wu Chaoshu 1929–31 Yan Huiqing 1931–33 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1933–35
Republic of China Ambassador 1935–79	Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1935–36 Chengting T. Wang 1936–38 Hu Shih 1938–42 Wei Tao-ming 1942–46 Wellington Koo 1946–56 Hollington Tong 1956–58 George Yeh 1958–61 Tsiang Tingfu 1961–65 Zhou Shukai 1965–71 James Shen 1971–79
People's Republic of China Liaison Office Chief 1973–79	Huang Zhen 1973–77 Chai Zemin 1978–79
People's Republic of China Ambassador 1979–present	Chai Zemin 1979–82 Zhang Wenjin 1983–85 Han Xu 1985–89 Zhu Qizhen 1989–93 Li Daoyu 1993–98 Li Zhaoxing 1998–2001 Yang Jiechi 2001–05 Zhou Wenzhong 2005–10 Zhang Yesui 2010–13 Cui Tiankai 2013–21 Qin Gang 2021–23 Xie Feng 2023-present

v t e The Elders
Chair	Mary Robinson
Deputy Chairs	Ban Ki-moon Graça Machel
Members	Gro Harlem Brundtland Helen Clark Elbegdorj Tsakhia Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein Hina Jilani Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ricardo Lagos Juan Manuel Santos Ernesto Zedillo
Former Members	Martti Ahtisaari Kofi Annan (former chair) Ela Bhatt Lakhdar Brahimi Fernando Henrique Cardoso Jimmy Carter Li Zhaoxing Nelson Mandela (founder) Aung San Suu Kyi Muhammad Yunus Desmond Tutu (former chair)

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF FAST WorldCat
National	Germany United States France BnF data Israel

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