Li Zhiguo

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]