Jiang Yu

Jiang Yu (Chinese: 姜瑜; born 1964) is the current Chinese ambassadress to Romania since 2019. From 2006 to 2012 she was also Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

Not to be confused with Jiang Yu (footballer).
Jiang Yu
Spokesperson of the foreign Ministry of Beijing
In office
2006–2012
Chinese Ambassador to Tirana
from  China
to  Albania[1]
In office
2015–2019
Personal details
Born1964
Beijing
In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang.

Biography

A native of Beijing, she has been working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for over twenty years and she had been posted around the world, including the United Nations Headquarters in New York City and the Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong.

Over the years, she has become noted for her sharp commentary. In March 2011, her comments regarding the handling of journalists operating in mainland China in the wake of growing social unease about restricted civil liberties in the mainland attracted some attention.[2]

Positions held

1987-1991: Staff Member of Beijing Personnel Service Corporation for Diplomatic Missions

1992-1995: Attaché, Third Secretary, Chinese Permanent Mission to the UN, New York

1995-2002: Third Secretary, Deputy Director and Director, Information Department, MFA

2002-2005: Counsellor, Office of the Commissioner of MFA in Hong Kong

2005-2006: Counsellor, Information Department, MFA

References
  1. Chinese Ambassadors to Albania
  2. 03 March, 2011, "China Threatens Foreign Journalists, Imposes New Rules",
  3. Chinese embassy Tirana, cv外交部发言人姜瑜简历-国际-人民网 Archived 2010-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "驻罗马尼亚大使姜瑜向罗总统约翰尼斯递交国书". Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
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