H.E. Mr. Sun Guoxiang, born in Shanghai Municipality in February 1953. Original family home in Zhejiang province. Master degree.

1979-1980 Staff member, Department of the Asian Affairs (DAA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the People's Republic of China

1980-1983 Staff member, Chinese Embassy in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

1983-1984 Staff Member, DAA, MFA

1984-1991 Secretary, General Office, MFA

1991-1993 Second Secretary, First Secretary, Chinese Embassy in Canada

1993-1999 First Secretary, Deputy Director, Director, DAA, MFA (August 1995-June 1996 Graduated from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies(SAIS), John Hopkins University, Washington D.C. USA, with the Degree of Master of International Policy & Practice (MIPP)

1999-March 2003   Deputy Director General, DAA, MFA

March 2003-October 2006 Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and concurrently to the Republic of Maldives

October 27, 2006 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Turkey