H.E. Mr. Gong Xiaosheng, born in Shandong Province in March 1953. Bachelor's degree.

1979-1980 Staff member, Department of Western Asia and North Africa Affairs (DWANA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the People's Republic of China (P.R.C)

1980-1984 Attaché, Third Secretary, Embassy of P.R.C to the Arab Republic of Egypt

1984-1988 Second Secretary, DWANA, MFA

1988-1990 Deputy Division Director, Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council of P.R.C

1990-1992 Second Secretary, First Secretary, the Permanent Mission of P.R.C to the United Nations

1992-1995 First Secretary, Director, Counselor, DWANA, MFA

1995-1998 Deputy Director General, Director General, Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council of P.R.C

1998-2000 Bureau Chief, Policy Planning Bureau of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Leading Group of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

2000-2003 Counselor, DWANA, MFA

2003-2005 Director (Ambassador), Palestinian Office of P.R.C to the Palestinian National Authority

2005-2006 Ambassador, MFA

Sep. 2006 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of P.R.C to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Sep. 2006 till now Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of P.R.C to the Republic of Turkey

Married with a daughter.