Liu Guijin
刘贵今
Chinese ambassador to South Africa
In office
March 2001 – April 2007
Preceded byWang Xuexian
Succeeded byZhong Jianhua
Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe
In office
December 1995 – January 1998
Preceded byGu Xin'er
Succeeded byHuang Guifang
Personal details
BornAugust 1945 (age 78)
Yuncheng County, Shandong, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materShanghai International Studies University
AwardsJuly 1 Medal (2021)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese刘贵今
Traditional Chinese劉貴今

Liu Guijin (born August 1945) is a retired Chinese diplomat who served as Chinese ambassador to South Africa between 2001 and 2007 and Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe between 1995 and 1998.

Biography

Liu was born in Yuncheng County, Shandong, in August 1945. He graduated from Shanghai International Studies University. He joined the Communist Party of China in August 1971.[1]

Liu joined the Foreign Service in 1972 and has served primarily in Africa. Since 1981, he worked at the Chinese Embassy in Kenya. He returned to China in 1986 and was despatched to the Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1990, he became Chinese counsellor in Ethiopia. Three years later, he returned to China and was appointed deputy director of the Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In December 1995, he succeeded Gu Xin'er as Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, serving in that position from 1995 to 1998. Then he was appointed director of the Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In March 2001, President Hu Jintao appointed him Chinese ambassador to South Africa, a post in which he served from 2001 to 2007. On 10 May 2007, he became the first Special Representative of the Chinese Government on African Affairs.[2][3][4]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Li Xiaorong (李晓蓉) (29 June 2021). “这个大使不一般！” 刘贵今获颁“七一勋章”. takungpao.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Chinese Government's Special Representative for African Affairs Liu Guijin Visits Sudan". chinaconsulatesf.org. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ambassador Liu Guijin, Special Representative of the Chinese Government for African Affairs, Meets with US President Barack Obama's Special Envoy to Sudan and Other Officials". nl.china-embassy.org. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Zhao Man (赵曼) (29 June 2021). “七一勋章”刘贵今：年逾七旬仍为深化中非合作发挥余热. dzwww.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Recipients of CPC's highest honor". china.org.cn. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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