Hong Lei (diplomat)
Hong Lei (Chinese: 洪磊; pinyin: Hóng Leǐ; born August 1969) is a Chinese diplomat and politician, serving as Head of the Department of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was Chinese Consul General in Chicago from 2016 to 2018 and served as spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2016.[1] Hong was the 25th spokesperson since the spokesperson system was established in the ministry in 1983.
Hong Lei | |
|---|---|
洪磊 | |
 Hong in 2016 | |
| Director of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Qin Gang |
| Chinese Consul-General to Chicago | |
| In office 22 July 2016 – 28 August 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Zhao Weijun |
| Succeeded by | Liu Jun |
| Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office November 2010 – July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Qin Gang |
| Succeeded by | Hua Chunying |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1969 (age 54) Fuyang, Zhejiang, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Beijing Language and Culture University |
Life
A native of Fuyang, Zhejiang, Hong Lei graduated from Beijing Language and Culture University in 1991. After college, he was appointed as an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and over a period of 20 years worked his way up to the position of spokesperson.[2][3]
References
- "外交部原发言人洪磊任中国驻芝加哥总领事". thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- 外交部新任发言人洪磊首次亮相. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2010-10-28. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010.
- 外交部发言人洪磊简历. fmprc.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2010-10-28.
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