Li Zhiguo
Li Zhiguo | |
|---|---|
李志国 | |
| Chinese Ambassador to Libya | |
| In office July 2013 – July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Wangsheng |
| Succeeded by | Wang Qimin (acting) |
| 1st Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan | |
| In office September 2011 – July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | New title |
| Succeeded by | Ma Qiang |
| Chinese Ambassador to Bahrain | |
| In office February 2006 – 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Wu Congyong |
| Succeeded by | Yang Weiguo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1956 (age 69) Heilongjiang, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Beijing Foreign Studies University |
Li Zhiguo (simplified Chinese: 李志国; traditional Chinese: 李志國; pinyin: Lǐ Zhìguó; born October 1956) is a Chinese diplomat and the Chinese ambassador to Libya.[1]
Life and career
Li was born in Suiling County, Heilongjiang, in October 1956.[2] He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1978, majoring in Arabic language.[2] He became employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978.[2]
From 1997 to 2001 he was China's consulate general in Dubai.
In February 2006 he became the Chinese Ambassador to Bahrain, a position he held until 2009.[2][3]
He was China's consulate general in Juba in November 2010, and held that office until August 2011.[4][5]
In September 2011, he was appointed the Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan by Chinese president Hu Jintao,[6][7] he remained in that position until July 2013, when he was transferred to Tripoli, capital of Libya, and appointed the Chinese Ambassador.[8] He supervised the Tripoli-based Chinese embassy's termination of operations in July 2014.[8]
References
- ^ 国家主席习近平任免驻外大使. 2013-07-31. (in Chinese) Archived 2013-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d 中国大使看世界 [Chinese Ambassadors View the World] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai University Press 上海大学出版社. 2008. p. 13. ISBN 978-7-81118-132-6. Retrieved 2026-03-16 – via Google Books.
- ^ Zhu, Yonglei 朱永磊 (2009-09-30). "驻巴林使馆举行国庆60周年暨大使离任招待会" [The Embassy in Bahrain Holds Reception for the 60th National Day Anniversary and the Ambassador's Farewell] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2026-03-16. Retrieved 2026-03-16 – via Sina Corporation.
- ^ "中国愿与南苏丹续写"南南合作"新篇章" [China Willing to Write a New Chapter of 'South–South Cooperation' with South Sudan]. People's Liberation Army Daily (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 2011-07-09. Archived from the original on 2026-03-16. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ^ Ash, Nigel (2013-08-06). "China's new Libyan ambassador faces big challenges on stuck contracts". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ^ 中国驻南苏丹首任大使李志国向基尔总统递交国书. 2011-11-16. (in Chinese) Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 李志国大使会见南苏丹武装部队总参谋长霍斯•迈将军. 2013-03-21. (in Chinese) Archived 2015-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Ghiselli, Andrea; Morgan, Pippa (2021-02-22). "A Turbulent Silk Road: China's Vulnerable Foreign Policy in the Middle East and North Africa". The China Quarterly. 247. doi:10.1017/S0305741020001216.