Li Jinzhang

Chinese diplomat (born 1954)

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Li.

Li Jinzhang

Chinese Ambassador to Brazil
In office
January 2012 – December 2018
Preceded by| Qiu Xiaoqi
Succeeded by| Yang Wanming
Chinese Ambassador to Mexico
In office
March 2001 – December 2018
Preceded by| Shen Yun'ao
Succeeded by| Ren Jingyu
Personal details
Born| November 12, 1954
Huanghua, Cangzhou, China
Spouse| Huang Minhui[1]
Children| 1[2]

Li Jinzhang (Chinese: 李金章; pinyin: Lǐ Jīnzhāng) is a diplomat of the People's Republic of China. He was ambassador to Mexico from 2001 to 2003, and ambassador to Brazil from 2012 to 2018.

## Biography

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He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) in 1972 and then joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, in the same year, was sent to study at the University of Havana in Cuba.[3]

After graduating, he worked as an employee at the Chinese embassy in Havana. In 1980 he returned to China and served as third secretary and deputy director of the Department of the Americas and Oceania of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1988 he was appointed First Secretary of the Embassy in Nicaragua. In 1990 he was transferred to the role of Counselor at the embassy in Cuba and three years later he returned once again to study at BFSU. In 1998 he was promoted to Director of the Latin American Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and from 2001 he began his career as an ambassador, serving in Mexico.[4]

In 2003 he returned to China and served as Deputy Minister. In 2006 he was promoted to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.[5] In January 2012 he served as Ambassador to Brazil.[6]

In December 2018 he resigned from his duties and officially retired, with his retirement ceremony in the embassy being attended by the Brazilian minister of Foreign Affairs, Nunes Marques.[7] That year Li was awarded "the country's highest diplomatic medal", the Grand Cross Medal of the Order of the Southern Cross.[8]

## Personal life

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Li's wife, Huang Minhui,[1] was the Chinese Ambassador to Peru from 2011 to 2015.[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b Creutzfeldt, Benjamin H. “Not All Plain Sailing: Opportunities and Pitfalls for Chinese Investment in Peru.” Asian Perspective 40, no. 4 (2016): 614. JSTOR 44074800
2. ^ Craveiro, Rodrigo; Macedo, Ana Paula (2017-06-25). "Embaixador chinês no Brasil defende princípio de "um país, dois sistemas"". Correio Braziliense.
3. ^ 李金章《尼加拉瓜随笔》，收录入李同成，黄士康主编. 中国外交官在拉丁美洲[M]. 上海：上海人民出版社, 2005.11.
4. ^ "李金章". 中華人民共和國外交部. Archived from the original on 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
5. ^ "吕国增和李金章任外交部副部长". 人民网. 2006-01-18. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
6. ^ "大使简历". 中华人民共和国驻巴西联邦共和国大使馆. 2012-01-31. Archived from the original on 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
7. ^ "巴西外长努内斯与李金章大使亲切话别". 中华人民共和国驻巴西联邦共和国大使馆. 2018-12-05. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
8. ^ "李金章大使在巴西政府授勋仪式上的答辞". 中华人民共和国驻巴西联邦共和国大使馆. 2018-11-28. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
9. ^ "Chinese Ambassadors to Peru". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved November 27, 2023.