Hong Lei (diplomat) explained

Office1:Director of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Term Start1:February 2019
Predecessor1:Qin Gang
Office2:Chinese Consul-General to Chicago
Term Start2:22 July 2016
Term End2:28 August 2018
Predecessor2:Zhao Weijun
Successor2:Liu Jun
Office3:Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Term Start3:November 2010
Term End3:July 2016
Predecessor3:Qin Gang
Successor3:Hua Chunying
Hong Lei
Native Name:洪磊
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Fuyang, Zhejiang, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Beijing Language and Culture University

Hong Lei (; 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.

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

Notes and References

  1. News: 外交部原发言人洪磊任中国驻芝加哥总领事 . 2016-07-23 . The Paper.
  2. Web site: 2010-10-28 . zh:外交部新任发言人洪磊首次亮相 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101031040004/http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2010-10/28/c_12712777.htm . October 31, 2010 . . zh.
  3. Web site: zh:外交部发言人洪磊简历 . http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_chn/fyrbt_602243/fyrjl_602245/t764754.shtml . fmprc.gov.cn . zh . 2010-10-28.