Gregory C. May
American diplomat
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Gregory C. May (Chinese: 梅儒瑞) is an American diplomat and former journalist. He is the current Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. May has previously served in diplomatic missions to China, Hong Kong, Italy, and Mongolia.[5]
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| Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing | |||||||||||
| Assumed office July 2025 | |||||||||||
| President | Donald Trump | ||||||||||
| United States Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau | |||||||||||
| In office September 9, 2022 – July 2025 | |||||||||||
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hanscom Smith | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Julie Eadeh | ||||||||||
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| Born | Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Margaret Li-hung Ma[1][2][3] | ||||||||||
| Education | University of Texas at Austin Johns Hopkins University[4] | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||||||
| Website | https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/deputy-chief-of-mission-gregory-c-may/ | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 梅儒瑞 | ||||||||||
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Early life and career
May was born in Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received a master’s degree in China Studies from Johns Hopkins University at the School of Advanced International Studies. Before entering the United States Foreign Service, May worked as a journalist for International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English-language radio station, from 1993 to 1996. He was also the Assistant Director and Research Associate in Chinese Studies at the Nixon Center, a foreign policy think tank in Washington, D.C., and a correspondent for Newsweek.[6]
May entered the Department of State in 2000, which he had served as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and had held various positions that were focused on China, Vietnam, and the Executive Secretariate of the Department of State. His overseas service includes serving as Second Secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, and later in the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou and the U.S. Embassy in Rome.[6][7]
In August 2016, May was appointed the Consul General of the Consulate General of the United States of America to Shenyang.[8] In August 2019, May was appointed to be the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar.[9]
In September 2022, May was appointed as the Consul General of the United States of America to Hong Kong and Macau, following a 2 month vacancy of the post.[10][11] A banquet was held for May's arrival, which was attended by officials from the Hong Kong government and leaders in the business sector.[12] In July 2025, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.[5]