Zhu Qizhen (diplomat)
Zhu Qizhen | |
|---|---|
| 朱启祯 | |
Han Xu | |
| Succeeded by | Li Daoyu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1927 Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | St. John's University, Shanghai |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Zhu Qizhen (Chinese: 朱启祯; 19 December 1927 – 23 April 2014) was a Chinese diplomat and politician. He served as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs from August 1984 to October 1989, and the Chinese Ambassador to the United States from 1989 to 1993.[1][2][3]
Career
Zhu Qizhen was born in
charge d'affaires at the Chinese embassy in Canberra, Australia from 1973 until 1977, when he was appointed director of the America and Oceania Division, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing. In 1979 Zhu accompanied Deng Xiaoping in the Chinese leader's historic visit to the United States.[1]
In 1985 Zhu was appointed Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, and from 1989 to 1993 was China's Ambassador to the United States. After returning from the United States he became a member of the standing committee and deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress of China (1993–1997).[1]
Zhu retired in 1998. He died in Beijing on 23 April 2014, aged 87.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Zhu Qizhen". Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ^ 朱启祯 (in Chinese). Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong. 2000-11-07. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "中国前驻美国大使朱启祯同志逝世 [China's former Ambassador to the United States Zhu Qizhen passes away]". People's Daily. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014. (in Chinese)