Compiled from the following sources:

People's Daily Online


Ministry of Foreign Affairs


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Revision History:

Biography Revised: 6/14/2012
Career Data Updated: 6/14/2012

PHOTO: Cheng Guoping
Cheng Guoping 程国平
Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Born: 1952
Birthplace: Hebei Province

Biography Highlight

Cheng Guoping, male, Han nationality, is a native of Hebei Province. He was born in 1952, entered the work force in 1975 and graduated from Beijing University in 1986 with a Master Degree. From 2009 to 2011, he was Assistant Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 2011, he is Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Recent Career Data

2012— Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2009—2011 Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2008—2009 Ambassador, Chinese Embassy Kazakhstan, Astana
2007—2008 Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Europe-Asia Department
2003—2007 Diplomat, Chinese Embassy Russia, Moscow
2001—2003 Consul General, Chinese Embassy Russia, Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsk
1997—2001 Attache, Chinese Embassy Georgia, Tbilisi
1996—1997 Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Europe-Asia Department
1993—1997 Secretary, Chinese Embassy Russia, Moscow
1986—1993 Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Europe and Russia Department