Li Zhiguo
Chinese diplomat
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Li Zhiguo (simplified Chinese: 李志国; traditional Chinese: 李志國; pinyin: Lǐ Zhìguó; born October 1956) is a Chinese diplomat and the Chinese ambassador to Libya.[1]
Li Zhiguo | |
|---|---|
李志国 | |
| Chinese Ambassador to Libya | |
| In office July 2013 – July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Wangsheng |
| Succeeded by | Wang Qimin (acting) |
| 1st Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan | |
| In office September 2011 – July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | New title |
| Succeeded by | Ma Qiang |
| Chinese Ambassador to Bahrain | |
| In office February 2006 – 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Wu Congyong |
| Succeeded by | Yang Weiguo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1956 (age 69) Heilongjiang, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Beijing Foreign Studies University |
Life and career
Li was born in Suiling County, Heilongjiang, in October 1956.[2] He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1978, majoring in Arabic language.[2] He became employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978.[2]
From 1997 to 2001 he was China's consulate general in Dubai.[citation needed]
In February 2006 he became the Chinese Ambassador to Bahrain, a position he held until 2009.[2][3]
He was China's consulate general in Juba in November 2010, and held that office until August 2011.[4][5]
In September 2011, he was appointed the Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan by Chinese president Hu Jintao,[6][7] he remained in that position until July 2013, when he was transferred to Tripoli, capital of Libya, and appointed the Chinese Ambassador.[8] He supervised the Tripoli-based Chinese embassy's termination of operations in July 2014.[8]