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 byQin Gang
Chinese Consul-General to Chicago
In office
22 July 2016  28 August 2018
Preceded byZhao Weijun
Succeeded byLiu Jun
Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
November 2010  July 2016
Preceded byQin Gang
Succeeded byHua Chunying
Personal details
BornAugust 1969 (age 54)
Fuyang, Zhejiang, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materBeijing 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

  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. 外交部发言人洪磊简历. fmprc.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2010-10-28.


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