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Li Zhiguo

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Li Zhiguo
李志国
Chinese Ambassador to Libya
In office
July 2013 – July 2017
Preceded byWang Wangsheng
Succeeded byWang Qimin (acting)
1st Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan
In office
September 2011 – July 2013
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byMa Qiang
Chinese Ambassador to Bahrain
In office
2006–2009
Preceded byWu Congyong
Succeeded byYang Weiguo
Personal details
BornOctober 1956 (age 68)
Heilongjiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materBeijing Foreign Studies University

Li Zhiguo (simplified Chinese: 李志国; traditional Chinese: 李志國; pinyin: Lǐ Zhìguó; born October 1956) is a Chinese diplomat and the Chinese ambassador to Libya.[1]

Life and career

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Li was born in Heilongjiang, in October 1956. He graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University, majoring in English language.[citation needed]

From 1997 to 2001 he was China's consulate general in Dubai.[citation needed]

In 2006 he was promoted to become the Chinese Ambassador to Bahrain, a position he held until 2009.[citation needed]

He was China's consulate general in Juba in November 2010, and held that office until August 2011.[citation needed]

In September 2011, he was appointed the Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan by Chinese president Hu Jintao,[2][3] he remained in that position until July 2013, when he was transferred to Tripoli, capital of Libya, and appointed the Chinese Ambassador.[citation needed]

References

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Wu Congyong
Chinese Ambassador to Bahrain
2006–2009
Succeeded by
Yang Weiguo
New title 1st Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan
2011–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Wang Wangsheng
Chinese Ambassador to Libya
2013–present
Succeeded by
Wang Qimin (acting)