Liu Jieyi

Chinese diplomat and politician

刘结一

Liu in 2015

Director of the Taiwan Affairs OfficeIn office
19 March 2018 – 28 December 2022PremierLi KeqiangPreceded byZhang ZhijunSucceeded bySong TaoPermanent Representative of China to the United NationsIn office
23 August 2013 – 11 October 2017Preceded byLi BaodongSucceeded byMa Zhaoxu Personal detailsBornDecember 1957 (age 66)
BeijingPolitical partyChinese Communist PartySpouseZhang QiyueChildren1Alma materBeijing Foreign Studies UniversityOccupationPolitician, diplomat

Liu Jieyi (simplified Chinese: 刘结一; traditional Chinese: 劉結一; pinyin: Liú Jiéyī; born December 1957) is a Chinese diplomat and politician. From March 2018 to December 2022, he was director of the Taiwan Affairs Office. From 2013 to September 2017, he was China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York City.

Biography

Liu was born in Beijing. He attended Beijing Foreign Studies University and from 1981 to 1987 worked as a translator at the UN offices in Geneva. In 1987, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, where he worked in various positions until 2009.

From 2009 to 2013, Liu was the Vice Minister of the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party.

In 2013, Liu succeeded Li Baodong as China's Permanent Representative to the UN in Manhattan. Liu acted as President of the UN Security Council four times - in November 2013, February 2015, April 2016 and July 2017.^[1]

Starting October 2017 and up to March 2018, Liu served as Deputy Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office.^[1] He was promoted to Director in March 2018, replacing Zhang Zhijun.^[2]

Personal life

Liu is married to diplomat Zhang Qiyue. The couple has a son.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Ben, Blanchard (11 October 2017). "China's former U.N. ambassador moved to Taiwan role". reuters.com. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ Kristin, Huang (25 March 2019). "Senior Chinese officials give Taiwanese politician Han Kuo-yu the red carpet treatment on 'non-political' tour of mainland". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ Charlotte, Gao (12 October 2017). "China Taps Former UN Ambassador as Deputy Head of Taiwan Affairs Office". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

External links

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"Biography of Ambassador Liu", China-un.org.
Appearances on C-SPAN

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Li Baodong	Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations 2013–2017	Succeeded by Ma Zhaoxu
Government offices
Preceded by Zhang Zhijun	Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office 2018–2022	Succeeded by Song Tao
Party political offices
Preceded by Zhang Zhijun	Director of the Taiwan Work Office of the CCP Central Committee 2018–2022	Succeeded by Song Tao