Guo Wei (diplomat)

Guo was born in Tianjin in December 1971. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party and received postgraduate education, earning a master's degree in law. Guo joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in 1995 and began his diplomatic career in the Department of West Asian and North African Affairs. He subsequently served at the Embassy of China in Lebanon, where he held positions including staff member, attaché, and third secretary.^[2]

Returning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guo continued to work on Middle Eastern affairs and later served at the Embassy of China in Egypt as second secretary and first secretary. He subsequently held senior diplomatic assignments in both the Ministry and overseas missions, including appointments as counsellor at the Embassy of China in Saudi Arabia and counsellor at the Embassy of China in Egypt. From 2016, Guo served as counsellor in the Department of West Asian and North African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.^[3]

In 2018, Guo was appointed head of the Office of the People's Republic of China in the State of Palestine with ambassadorial rank, serving until 2023. During his tenure, he was involved in diplomatic exchanges and bilateral engagement between China and Palestine. Between 2023 and 2025, Guo worked in the Department of External Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and concurrently served in local government positions in Nanning, including member of the Standing Committee of the Nanning Municipal Committee and vice mayor of Nanning.^[4]

In 2025, Guo was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. In November 2025, President Xi Jinping, pursuant to a decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, formally appointed him to the post.^[5]