Mr. MA Zhaoxu, born in Heilongjiang Province in September 1963, has a Ph.D. in political economics.

1987-1990 Attaché, Department of International Organizations and Conferences,Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

1990-1993 Attaché, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations

1993-1994Third Secretary and Deputy Division Director, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, MFA

1994-1995 Completed advanced studies at London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

1995-1996 Deputy Division Director, Department of InternationalOrganizations and Conferences, MFA

1996-1999Deputy Division Director, Division Director and Counselor, Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council

1999-2001 Deputy Director-General, Office of Foreign Affairs Leading Group, Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

2001-2002 Counselor, Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Northern Ireland

2002-2004 Minister Counselor, Chinese Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium and Chinese Mission to the European Union

2004-2009 Deputy Director-General and Director-General, Policy Planning Department, MFA

2009-2011 Director-General, Information Department, MFA

2011-2013 Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs

2013-2016 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary tothe Commonwealth of Australia

2016- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland.

Married, with a daughter.