Wang Yi (politician)

Wang Yi
王毅
Wang in 2023
Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2023
General Secretary	Xi Jinping
Foreign Minister	Qin Gang Himself
Preceded by	Yang Jiechi
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 July 2023
Premier	Li Qiang
Party Secretary	Qi Yu
Preceded by	Qin Gang
In office 16 March 2013 – 30 December 2022
Premier	Li Keqiang
Party Secretary	Zhang Yesui Qi Yu
Preceded by	Yang Jiechi
Succeeded by	Qin Gang
State Councilor of the People's Republic of China
In office 19 March 2018 – 12 March 2023
Premier	Li Keqiang
8th Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office
In office 1 June 2008 – 16 March 2013
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Preceded by	Chen Yunlin
Succeeded by	Zhang Zhijun
Chinese Ambassador to Japan
In office 26 September 2004 – 24 September 2007
Preceded by	Wu Dawei
Succeeded by	Cui Tiankai
Personal details
Born	(1953-10-19) 19 October 1953 (age 71) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1981–present)[1]
Education	Beijing International Studies University (BLit) Nankai University (MEc) Georgetown University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Diplomat
Website	www.gov.cn/wangyi

Wang Yi (Chinese: 王毅; born 19 October 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who has been serving as Director of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission Office since January 2023, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs of China since July 2023 (previously from 2013 to 2022).^[2]

Wang is a member of the 20th Politburo. He previously served as State Councilor of China from 2018 to 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China from 2013 to 2022, Director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office from 2008 to 2013, and Chinese Ambassador to Japan from 2004 to 2007.