He Yafei, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

Area of responsibilities: arms control and protocol

Born in Zhejiang Province in March 1955. Completed graduate studies.

1981-1983 Interpreter, UN Secretariat.

1983-1986 Attaché, Deputy Office Director, Department of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1986-1987 Completed advanced studies at Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland

1987-1988 Second Secretary, Department of African Affairs, MFA

1988-1990 Second Secretary, Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Zimbabwe

1990-1992 Deputy Office Director and First Secretary, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, MFA

1992-1994 First Secretary, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations

1994-1996 Counselor, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations

1996-1997 Counselor, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, MFA

1997-1998 Deputy Director-General, Department of Arms Control, MFA

1998-2001 Minister Counselor, Minister, Chinese Embassy in the United States of America

2001-2006 Director-General, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, MFA

2006 - Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs

Married with a daughter.