Qin Gang

Qin Gang (Chinese: 秦刚; pinyin: Qín Gāng; born March 1966) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as the Chinese Ambassador to the United States.[3][4] Previously he served as Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs.[5] He is also the twenty-second spokesperson since the spokesperson system was established in the ministry back in 1983.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qin.
His Excellency
Qin Gang
秦刚
Qin Gang in 2021
Chinese Ambassador to the United States
Assumed office
July 28, 2021[1]
Preceded byCui Tiankai
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
September 2018 – July 2021
Serving with Zheng Zeguang, Ma Zhaoxu, Luo Zhaohui
LeaderWang Yi (minister)
Director of Foreign Ministry Protocol Department
In office
January 2015 – September 2018
Preceded byZhang Kunsheng
Succeeded byHong Lei
Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department
In office
December 2011 – January 2015
Preceded byMa Zhaoxu
Succeeded byLiu Jianchao
Embassy of the People's Republic of China, London
In office
September 2010 – December 2011
Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
In office
2005–2010
Personal details
BornMarch 1966 (age 56)
Tianjin, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1988-present)
Children1[2]
Residence(s)Embassy of China, Washington, D.C., U.S (July 2021 - present)
Alma materUniversity of International Relations
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese秦刚
Traditional Chinese秦剛

Biography

Qin was born and raised in Tianjin. In 1984, he entered University of International Relations, majoring in science of international politics, where he graduated in 1988.

Career

After graduation, Qin was appointed as an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and over a period of 18 years worked his way up to the position of spokesperson. From 2005 to 2010, he served as the spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and deputy director of Foreign Ministry Information Department.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman meets with Qin at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. in August 2021.

In September 2010, Qin was named acting Embassy of the People's Republic of China, London, a position he held until December 2011, when he was transferred to Beijing as director of Foreign Ministry Information Department.[6][2] Since 2017, he is working as assistant minister of Foreign Affairs and director-general of the Protocol Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.[7]

In September 2018, Qin was appointed as the vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.[8]

In July 2021, Qin became the 11th Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the United States, succeeding Cui Tiankai.[9][10]

In April 2022, a special question and answer (Q&A) session between the three taikonauts of Shenzhou 13 aboard the Tiangong space station and American students was held in the Chinese Embassy in U.S. in Washington, D.C. Qin served as the official host of the event. Elon Musk was also featured in the event where his pre-recorded remarks on wishes of cooperation of humanity on space in the future was played.[11]

Personal life

Qin is married with one son.[12]

References
  1. "New Chinese ambassador arrives at 'critical moment' in US-China ties". t.m.china.org.cn.
  2. 秦刚接替马朝旭出任外交部新闻司司长(图/简历). People.com (in Chinese). 2012.
  3. "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang's Regular Press Conference on January 2, 2014". nyconsulate.prchina.org. 2014-01-01.
  4. 中国新任驻美大使秦刚抵美履新并向中美媒体发表讲话. xinhuanet.com. 2021-07-28.
  5. Wu Zhichao (伍智超) (29 July 2021). 国务院任免国家工作人员: 免去秦刚外交部副部长职务. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. 秦刚 个性发言人出任驻英公使. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2010-10-20.
  7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, 2017-09-28.
  8. 秦刚升任外交部副部长. People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  9. 驻美国大使秦刚抵美履新. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  10. Lahiri, Tripti; Timsit, Annabelle (2021-07-30). "Why China's new ambassador to the US is unlikely to go full "wolf warrior"". Quartz. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30.
  11. "Elon Musk featured in Chinese embassy event focused on space exploration". South China Morning Post. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  12. "秦刚大使简历". china-embassy.org. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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