He Yafei () (born 1955) is a Chinese diplomat and currently Vice-Minister of the

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. He is reported by

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to have moved post in early 2010.

Biography

He Yafei was born in 1955 and is a native of

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

province. He completed studies at the

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and holds a master's degree. He is a lifelong diplomat. He is now vice-minister of the

. His responsibilities include: North America and Oceania, international organizations and conferences, arms control, protocol, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-related foreign affairs. He is married and has one daughter. He represented China during the negotiations of the

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in December 2009. Between 2010 and 2012, he served as the ambassador of China in United Nations Office at Geneva and representative of other international organizations in Switzerland.

References

1955 births Living people Diplomats of the People's Republic of China Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni Beijing Foreign Studies University alumni Zhejiang University alumni Chinese diplomats Educators from Ningbo Academic staff of Jinan University {{China-diplomat-stub