Tang Jiaxuan      

Tang Jiaxuan, born in January 1938, native of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province.
Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in November 1973; began to work in September 1960; graduated from Oriental Languages Department of Peking University, majoring in Japanese language.

1955-1958: Student in Foreign Languages Department of Fudan University, majoring in English language.

1958-1962: Student in Oriental Languages Department of Peking University, majoring in Japanese language.

1962-1964: Staff member of Japanese division in Overseas Service Department of the Bureau of Broadcasting Undertakings.

1964-1969: Staff member of interpreters' team of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1969-1970: Sent for manual labor in the "May 7" cadre school of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1970-1978: Deputy division chief of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, council member of Sino-Japanese Friendship Association.

1978-1983: 2nd secretary, 1st secretary of Chinese Embassy in Japan.

1983-1985: Deputy director of the office of the directing group for Party organization rectification in foreign affairs departments of the central authorities.

1985-1988: Deputy director of Asian Affairs Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1988-1991: Minister-counselor and minister of Chinese Embassy in Japan.

1991-1993: Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, member of the Party committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1993-1994: Vice minister of foreign affairs, member of the Party committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1994-1997: Vice minister of foreign affairs, deputy secretary of the Party committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1997-1998: Party secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, vice minister of foreign affairs.

1998-2000: Minister of foreign affairs and Party secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2000-2003: Minister of foreign affairs, member of the Party committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2003-: State councilor.

Member of the 15th, 16th CPC Central Committees.


 

 

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