Ministry of Foreign Affairs
People’s Republic of China

Director General: Hong Lei

Deputy Directors General: Li Jinjin, Wang Min (female), Song Jia (female), Li Hanlu (female)

Main Functions: The Department is responsible for state protocol matters and ceremonial events. It organizes and coordinates protocol affairs for major state diplomatic functions and manages matters related to courteous reception and diplomatic privileges and immunities of foreign diplomatic missions and relevant personnel in China. It also develops protocol rules.

Tel: +86-10-65963400

Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Hong Lei Accepts the Copy of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassador of the United States to China
May 16, 2025
Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Hong Lei Accepts the Copy of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassador of Benin to China Franck Adjagba
May 15, 2025
Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Hong Lei Accepts Respectively the Copies of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassadors of Chile and Ukraine
May 12, 2025
Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Hong Lei Accepts the Copy of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassador of Nicaragua to China
April 23, 2025
Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Hong Lei Accepts the Copy of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassador of Egypt to China
April 21, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Organizes a Visit to Jiangxi for Members of Diplomatic Missions in China
April 17, 2025
Deputy Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Li Jinjin Accepts the Copy of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassador of Bangladesh to China Nazmul Islam
December 03, 2024
Deputy Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Li Jinjin Accepts the Copy of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassador of Nepal to China Krishna Prasad Oli
November 22, 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Organizes Diplomatic Envoys in China to Visit the Central Gift Exhibition
November 11, 2024
Deputy Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Li Jinjin Accepts Respectively the Copies of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassadors of Slovenia and Venezuela to China
October 24, 2024