Xie Xiaoyan
Xie Xiaoyan | |
|---|---|
解晓岩 | |
| Special Envoy for Syria Affairs | |
| Assumed office March 2016 | |
| Ambassador of China to Ethiopia | |
| In office November 2011 – February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gu Xiaojie |
| Succeeded by | La Yifan |
| Ambassador of China to Iran | |
| In office November 2007 – July 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Zhentang |
| Succeeded by | Yu Hongyang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1954 (age 72) Liaoning, China |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Xie Xiaoyan (Chinese: 解晓岩; born March 1954) is a Chinese diplomat and special envoy. He has served as Special Envoy for Syria Affairs and previously served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Iran and Ethiopia, concurrently serving as representative to the African Union.[1]
Biography
Xie was born in Liaoning Province in March 1954 and graduated from university. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in 1978. During the early years of his diplomatic career, Xie served at the Embassy of China in Canada and later worked in the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He subsequently held diplomatic postings at the Embassy of China in Australia, where he served successively as attaché, third secretary, and second secretary.[2]
Between 1990 and 1996, Xie returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and held positions including second secretary, deputy division director, and first secretary in the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs. From 1996 to 2000, he served again in Canada as first secretary and counsellor. From 2000 to 2002, Xie was counsellor at the Embassy of China in Australia. He later returned to Beijing and served as deputy director of the Policy Research Office and deputy director-general of the Policy Planning Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3]
In November 2007, Xie was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Islamic Republic of Iran, serving until July 2010.[4] In November 2011, Xie became Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Ethiopia, while concurrently serving as Representative of China to the African Union.[5] He remained in office until February 2015.[6]
Following his ambassadorial service, Xie became deputy secretary-general of the Association for Promoting South-South Cooperation in April 2015. In March 2016, he was appointed Special Envoy for Syria Affairs.[7]
References
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- ↑ "中国驻伊朗大使庞森将卸任 系军控问题专家". 手机新浪网. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "携手共创中非友好合作美好未来——访中国驻埃塞俄比亚大使解晓岩-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "中国驻埃塞大使解晓岩辞行拜会埃塞副总理德梅克_中华人民共和国外交部". www.fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "中国政府叙利亚问题特使解晓岩访问叙利亚_中华人民共和国外交部". www.fmprc.gov.cn. Retrieved 14 June 2026.