Zhai Jun, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs

Area of responsibilities: West Asia, North Africa and Africa

Born in Hebei Province in December 1954. University graduate.

1975-1980 Staff member, Department of Translation and Interpretation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1980-1985 Attaché, Third Secretary, Chinese Embassy in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

1985-1992 Third Secretary, Deputy Office Director, First Secretary, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, MFA

1992-1996 First Secretary, Counselor, Chinese Embassy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

1996-1997 Counselor, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, MFA

1997-2000 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

2000 Deputy Director-General, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, MFA

2000-2001 Member of the Standing Committee of Communist Party of China Zhenjiang Municipal Committee, Jiangsu Province

2001-2003 Director-General, Bureau for Chinese Diplomatic Missions Abroad, MFA

2003-2006 Director-General, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, MFA

2006- Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs

Married with a son.