Liu Jieyi
刘结一
Liu in 2015
Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office
In office
19 March 2018  28 December 2022
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byZhang Zhijun
Succeeded bySong Tao
Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations
In office
23 August 2013  11 October 2017
Preceded byLi Baodong
Succeeded byMa Zhaoxu
Personal details
BornDecember 1957 (age 66)
Beijing
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseZhang Qiyue
Children1
Alma materBeijing Foreign Studies University
OccupationPolitician, diplomat

Liu Jieyi (simplified Chinese: 刘结一; traditional Chinese: 劉結一; pinyin: Liú Jiéyī; born December 1957) is a Chinese diplomat and politician. From March 2018 to December 2022, he was director of the Taiwan Affairs Office. From 2013 to September 2017, he was China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York City.

Biography

Liu was born in Beijing. He attended Beijing Foreign Studies University and from 1981 to 1987 worked as a translator at the UN offices in Geneva. In 1987, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, where he worked in various positions until 2009.

From 2009 to 2013, Liu was the Vice Minister of the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party.

In 2013, Liu succeeded Li Baodong as China's Permanent Representative to the UN in Manhattan. Liu acted as President of the UN Security Council four times - in November 2013, February 2015, April 2016 and July 2017.[1]

Starting October 2017 and up to March 2018, Liu served as Deputy Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office.[1] He was promoted to Director in March 2018, replacing Zhang Zhijun.[2]

Personal life

Liu is married to diplomat Zhang Qiyue. The couple has a son.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ben, Blanchard (11 October 2017). "China's former U.N. ambassador moved to Taiwan role". reuters.com. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. Kristin, Huang (25 March 2019). "Senior Chinese officials give Taiwanese politician Han Kuo-yu the red carpet treatment on 'non-political' tour of mainland". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. Charlotte, Gao (12 October 2017). "China Taps Former UN Ambassador as Deputy Head of Taiwan Affairs Office". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 28 March 2022.


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