Liao Liqiang, Director of the Foreign Affairs Administration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is the new ambassador to Egypt

Liao Liqiang, former director of the Foreign Affairs Management Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has taken over Song Aiguo, who left in May this year, as the Chinese ambassador to Egypt and the plenipotentiary representative of the Arab League.

According to the official website of the Chinese Embassy in Egypt,

On June 14, the new ambassador to Egypt, Liao Liqiang, arrived in Cairo.

The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry helped Ambassador Tarrig to meet at the airport.

Liao Liqiang said that under the leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Sisi,  the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Egypt has entered a new era of rapid development. The Egyptian side has consistently given friendly and firm support to China's core interests and major concerns. The mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation between the two countries has continued to deepen and go true. China is willing to work together with Egypt to fully implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state during the second "One Belt, One Road" International Cooperation Summit and strengthen mutual development strategies under the framework of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative. Tight docking.

In addition, the official website of the Embassy of the Chinese Embassy in Egypt has also been updated: Liao Liqiang is the ambassador to Egypt and the plenipotentiary representative of the Arab League, and Xiao Jun is the chief librarian and minister.

The Arab League is fully known as the League of Arab States. It was established on March 22, 1945 at the initiative of Egypt. The permanent address of the organization’s headquarters is currently Cairo, the capital of Egypt. According to the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in 2005, China appointed the ambassador to Egypt to serve as the representative of the Arab League.

According to public information, Liao Liqiang graduated from Wuhan University in 1986 with a degree in French Language and Literature. From 1998 to 1999, he studied at the French National School of Administration and obtained a master's degree in public administration. In August 2015, he went to Harvard University to study on new urbanization and public management. Class training.

After entering the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986, Liao Liqiang worked in the Chinese Embassy in Senegal, the Western European Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Office, and the Information Department. He served as the third secretary, second secretary, first secretary, and counselor.

From 1995 to 1998, Liao Liqiang worked in the Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council and the Foreign Affairs Office of the Central Committee. In 1999, Liao Liqiang served as the Counsellor of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from 2002 to 2003 he was appointed as Assistant to the Mayor of Mianyang City, Sichuan Province. From 2008 to 2011, Liao Liqiang worked in the General Office of the State Council.

In 2011, Liao Liqiang was first stationed in Western Europe and was the new Chinese ambassador to Belgium. In November 2014, Liao Liqiang was appointed Director of the Foreign Affairs Management Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Earlier, the Chinese ambassador to Egypt and the plenipotentiary representative of the Arab League were appointed by Song Aiguo. Song Pao, 65, has been in the position for nearly nine years since he arrived in Egypt in October 2010. He officially retired in May this year.