Zhang Qiyue

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Qiyue
章启月
Chinese Ambassador to Greece
In office August 2018 – April 2021
Appointed by	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Zou Xiaoli
Succeeded by	Xiao Junzheng
Consul General of China in New York
In office December 2014 – May 2018
Appointed by	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Sun Guoxiang
Succeeded by	Huang Ping
Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia
In office August 2008 – February 2012
Appointed by	Hu Jintao
Preceded by	Lan Lijun
Succeeded by	Liu Jianchao
Chinese Ambassador to Belgium
In office February 2005 – July 2008
Appointed by	Hu Jintao
Preceded by	Guan Chengyuan
Succeeded by	Zhang Yuanyuan
Personal details
Born	October 1959 (age 65) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Liu Jieyi
Children	1
Parent(s)	Zhang Shu Xue Runwu
Alma mater	Beijing Foreign Studies University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	章启月
Traditional Chinese	章啟月
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Qǐyuè

Zhang Qiyue (Chinese: 章启月; born October 1959) is a retired Chinese diplomat who served as ambassador to Belgium (2005–08), Indonesia (2008–12), and Greece (2018–21). She is a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Zhang was born in Beijing in October 1959, to Zhang Shu, and Xue Runwu (薛润吾), both diplomats. In 1974, Zhang and four other students were selected and sent to the United States to study English, becoming the first batch of students from the People's Republic of China to study in the United States. Zhang returned to China in 1977 and entered Beijing Foreign Studies University.

After graduation in 1982, Zhang was admitted to the United Nations Interpreter Training Course, and then worked as a simultaneous interpreter at the United Nations headquarters in New York City and the Secretariat of the United Nations Office in Geneva. Zhang joined the foreign service in 1987 and was assigned to the Chinese delegation to the United Nations in 1995.

At the end of 1998, Zhang returned to China and became deputy director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, concurrently serving as spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China since 26 January 1999. Zhang was the third spokeswoman since the position was established in the ministry in 1983.

In February 2005, Zhang was appointed as Chinese ambassador to Belgium, taking over from Guan Chengyuan. President Hu Jintao appointed Zhang Chinese ambassador to Indonesia in August 2008, according to the 11th National People's Congress discision. Zhang was director of the Organ Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Communist Party in 2011, and held that office until 2014. In July 2014, Zhang was appointed minister-counselor of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations. She held the position for only four months; in December she was made consul-general of the People's Republic of China in New York. In August 2018, Zhang was named Chinese ambassador to Greece, according to the 13th National People's Congress discision, a post she held from 2018 until 2021.

Personal life

Zhang is married to politician Liu Jieyi. The couple has a son.