Draft:Chen Xiaodong (diplomat)

Chen Xiaodong is a Chinese diplomat who has been serving as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China from March 2024.

Career
Chen graduated from Beijing International Studies University majoring in Arabic. In 1987, he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and served successively in the West Asia and North Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Commercial Representative Office in Saudi Arabia, the Embassy in Saudi Arabia, the Embassy in Jordan and the Embassy in Egypt, and later served as counselor at the Embassy in Egypt.

In 2002, he served as counselor of the West Asian and North African Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was later promoted to deputy director. In February 2007, he served as the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Iraq. In June 2008, he was appointed as Minister of the Embassy in the United Kingdom.

In October 2010, he served as Director-General of the Department of West Asia and North Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In June 2015, he served as the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Singapore.

From July 2017 to 2020, he served as the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of regional affairs and financial work in West Asia, North Africa and Africa, and was later in charge of West Asia, North Africa, Africa, foreign security affairs and archives work.

On March 14, 2024, he was appointed Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.