Qi Dayu (Chinese: 齐大愚; born September 1963) is a Chinese diplomat currently serving as Chinese Ambassador to Hungary.[1] Previously he served as Communist Party Secretary of China Foreign Affairs University and before that, Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.

Qi Dayu
齐大愚
Chinese Ambassador to Hungary
Assumed office
October 2020
Preceded byDuan Jielong [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of China Foreign Affairs University
In office
March 2017 – October 2020
Preceded byYuan Nansheng [zh]
Succeeded byCui Qiming
Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
In office
February 2013 – August 2016
Preceded byWang Kaiwen [zh]
Succeeded byXiao Qinghua [zh]
Personal details
BornSeptember 1963 (age 61)
Andong, Liaoning, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materNanjing University
Moscow State University
Peking University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQí Dàyú

Biography

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Qi was born in Andong (now Dandong), Liaoning, in September 1963. In 1986, he graduated from Nanjing University, where he majored in Russian.

Qi joined the Foreign Service in 1986 and has served primarily in the Department of Eurasia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was first posted abroad in 1996, to be a secretary at the Chinese Embassy in Russia. He was counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Georgia from 2001 to 2005. He served as the Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan from 2013 until 2016, when he was succeeded by Xiao Qinghua [zh]. In March 2017, he became Communist Party Secretary of China Foreign Affairs University, a post he kept until October 2020, when he was appointed Chinese Ambassador to Hungary.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Chinese proficiency competition for students held in Hungary". china-ceec.org. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ 齐大愚任外交学院党委书记(图/简历). people.com.cn (in Chinese). 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Hungarian Post issues stamp for Chinese Year of the Tiger". Chinadaily.com. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Chinese vaccine arrives in Hungary, first in EU". Chinadaily.com. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
2013–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chinese Ambassador to Hungary
2020–present
Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of China Foreign Affairs University
2017–2020
Succeeded by