Xie Feng
谢锋
Xie in 2023
Chinese Ambassador to the United States
Assumed office
23 May 2023
Preceded byQin Gang
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
13 January 2021 – 24 May 2023
MinisterWang Yi
Qin Gang
Commissioner of Office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong
In office
June 2017 – January 2021
MinisterWang Yi
Preceded bySong Zhe
Succeeded byLiu Guangyuan [zh]
Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia
In office
February 2014 – June 2017
Preceded byLiu Jianchao
Succeeded byXiao Qian
Personal details
BornApril 1964 (age 59)
Jiangdu County, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Children1
Alma mater
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese谢锋
Traditional Chinese謝鋒

Xie Feng (Chinese: 谢锋, born April 1964) is a Chinese diplomat who has been serving as the 12th and current China Ambassador to the United States since May 2023.

Early life and education

Xie was born in Jiangdu, Yangzhou, Jiangsu province in 1964. He enrolled at the China Foreign Affairs University in 1981 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1986.[1] In 2008, he attained a master's degree in public administration from Renmin University.

Career

Xie initially worked as the Director-General of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).[1]

He served as the Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia from 2014 to 2017. In 2017, he was appointed as the commissioner of the Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong, a post he served until 2021.[1]

In 2021, he became a Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs,[2] where he was responsible for specifically managing China's relationship with the United States.[3] He served in this post until 24 May 2023.[4] On 23 May 2023, he was appointed as the Chinese ambassador to the United States.[5] On 1 July 2023, Xie presented his credentials to US president Joe Biden.[6]

Xie Feng greets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry upon his arrival in Beijing, on 13 April 2013. Xie was acting as China's Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for North America at the time.

Personal life

Xie is married and has a son.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitae of Commissioner Xie Feng". Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ^ Cheng, Evelyn (25 July 2021). "Tense U.S.-China meeting ends, Beijing official says relations are in a 'stalemate'". CNBC. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. ^ Shi, Jiangtao; Wong, Catherine (6 August 2021). "Fire and fury: the young Chinese hawks chosen to take on Washington". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  4. ^ "China's State Council appoints, removes officials". Xinhua News Agency. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  5. ^ Kine, Phelim (22 May 2023). "China's new U.S. envoy arrives to a nearly impossible task: thawing relations". Politico. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. ^ Gu, Jacob (2023-07-01). "China Says New Ambassador to US Met Biden at White House". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  7. ^ "谢锋（第六任特派员）". hk.ocmfa.gov. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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