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Shi Yanhua (b. December 1939 Shanghai - ) was a Chinese government ofiicial interpreter and scholar.

施燕华（1939年12月—），女，祖籍浙江镇海，生于上海，中华人民共和国资深外交官. 其丈夫为前驻法大使吴建民.

Education
Born in Shanghai in December 1939, his ancestral home is Ningbo, Zhejiang.

In 1958, he was admitted to the Beijing Foreign Studies University under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and became an English major. After graduating from university in 1963, he obtained a postgraduate degree. In 1965, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recruited her in the name of accepting an intern. From 1971 to 1975, he worked in the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations. While working in the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1985, he served as the translator for Deng Xiaoping and other central leaders. From 1985 to 1988, he served as counselor of the Permanent Mission to the United Nations. From 1989 to 1990, he served as the missionary to the European Community and the counselor of the embassy in Belgium. From 1991 to 1994, he served as director of the Translation Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for finalizing translations. From 1994 to 1998, he served as Ambassador to Luxembourg. From 1998 to 2003, he served as Minister Counselor of the Embassy in France. Currently a foreign language expert at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Diplomatic career
Shi Yanhua also served as high level interpreter for Deng Xiaoping's 1979 visit to the United States and Ambassador to Luxembourg

External link

 * 翻譯見證歷史 主講：施燕華，主辦：香港浸會大學翻譯學研究中心 2010/03/05

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