In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Yesui (Chinese: 张业遂; born October 1953) is a Chinese diplomat who served as the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Party Committee Secretary for the People's Republic of China. He was formerly the Chinese Amb*ador to the United States. He has previously served as Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations in New York City.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 See also
• 3 Reference
• 4 External links

Biography

Zhang Yesui was born in October 1953 in Hubei Province and is a native of that region. He graduated from the Beijing Foreign Studies University and studied at the London School of Economics. After completing his education, he entered diplomatic service and was posted to the Chinese Emb*y to the United Kingdom in London. Zhang then *umed various posts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's Department of International Organizations and Conferences and Protocol Department. In 2000, he rose to become *istant Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for administration, protocol and personnel and then became Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2003 with areas of responsibility including policy research, Africa, Europe, North America and Oceania affairs, arms control and disarmament, and International Treaty and Law. In 2008, he was appointed China's Amb*ador to the United Nations replacing Wang Guangya.

Zhang is married to Chen Naiqing, who is also an amb*ador. They have a daughter. Zhang and his wife were posted to the U.N. Mission from 1988-92. Chen was amb*ador to Norway (2003–2007) and amb*ador to the Six Party Talks for a year and a half before coming to New York with her husband.

In 2012, Zhang was named Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs; he was later named Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (rank equivalent of minister). Zhang is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

See also

• Chinese in New York City

Reference

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN