Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 4/29/2010
Career Data Updated: 4/29/2010
Zhou Wenzhong 周文重
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Chinese Embassy to the United States
Born: 1945
Birthplace: Jiangsu Province
Biography Highlight
Zhou Wenzhong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Jiangsu province. He was born in 1945, and attended the London School of Economics in the U.K. He held leading posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served as deputy director of the American Affairs Department until 1994. In 2001 he was promoted as assistant minister and in 2003 he became vice-minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Zhou Wenzhong served as ambassador of the Chinese Embassy to the United States from 2005-2010.Recent Career Data
| 2005—2010 | Ambassador, Chinese Embassy United States of America | |
| 2003—2005 | Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| 2001—2003 | Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (In charge of American and Latin American affairs) | |
| 1998—2001 | Ambassador, Chinese Embassy Australia, Sydney | |
| 1995—1998 | Minister Counselor, Chinese Embassy USA, Washington D.C. | |
| 1994—1998 | Consul General, Chinese Consulate General USA, California, Los Angeles | |
| 1993—1994 | Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, American Affairs Department | |
| 1990—1993 | Ambassador to Barbados, (Antigua and Barbuda) | |
| 1987—1990 | Deputy Consul General, Chinese Consulate General USA, California, San Francisco | |
| 1983—1987 | Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Translation and Interpretation Department |
