Cui Tiankai, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

Area of responsibilities: North America and Oceania, treaty and law, and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-related foreign affairs

Born in Zhejiang Province in October 1952. Master of Laws.

1977-1978 Teacher at Shanghai Normal University

1978-1979 Postgraduate at the Department of Foreign Languagues, Shanghai Normal University

1979-1981 Postgraduate at the UN Interpreter and Translator Training Course in Beijing Institute of Foreign Languages

1981-1984 Interpreter, Chinese Service, Department for General Assembly and Conference Management, UN Headquarters

1984-1986 Attaché and Third Secretary, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1986-1987 Postgraduate at Johns Hopkins University, USA

1987-1996 Deputy Office Director, Office Director and Counselor, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, MFA

1996-1997 Deputy Director-General, Spokesperson, Information Department, MFA

1997-1999 Minister Counselor, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations

1999-2001 Deputy Executive Director-General, Policy Research Office, MFA

2001-2003 Director-General, Policy Research Office, MFA

2003-2006 Director-General, Department of Asian Affairs, MFA

2006-2007 Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs

2007-2009 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Japan

2009-  Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

Married with a daughter.