Gao Yusheng (diplomat, born 1955)

Gao Yusheng completed his studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University, specializing in Arabic. In 1972, assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and dispatched to Cairo University, Egypt, for advanced study. In 1975, he became the section officer at the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1996 to 1999, he held the position of Counselor at the Embassy in the Arab Republic of Egypt; from 1999 to 2002, he served as Counselor in the Department of Asian and African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; from 2002 to 2005, he was the Ambassador of China to Yemen; from 2006 to 2012, he served as the Ambassador of China to the United Arab Emirates;^[1] from 2013 to 2016, he held the position of Ambassador of China to the Kingdom of Jordan;^[2] in December 2015, he vacated the role of Ambassador to the Kingdom of Jordan upon reaching the age of 60 years.^[3]