Qiu Xiaoqi

Qiu Xiaoqi (Chinese: 邱小琪; pinyin: Qiū Xiǎoqí; born June 1956) is a retired Chinese diplomat who served four times as Ambassador: to Bolivia (1996–98), Andorra and Spain (2003–08), Brazil (2009–2011), and Mexico (2013–2019). He is a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qiu.
Qiu Xiaoqi
邱小琪
Chinese Ambassador to Mexico
In office
September 2013 – May 2019
Preceded byZeng Gang
Succeeded byZhu Qingqiao
Chinese Ambassador to Brazil
In office
March 2009 – December 2012
Preceded byChen Duqing
Succeeded byLi Jinzhang
Chinese Ambassador to Andorra and Spain
In office
January 2003 – December 2008
Preceded byTang Yonggui
Succeeded byZhu Bangzao
Chinese Ambassador to Bolivia
In office
September 1996 – August 1998
Preceded byTang Mingxin
Succeeded byWu Changsheng
Personal details
BornJune 1956 (age 67)
Luchuan County, Guangxi, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Children1
Alma materBeijing Foreign Studies University

Biography

Qiu was born in Luchuan County, Guangxi, in June 1956 and graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Qiu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1974. He joined the foreign service in 1979 and has served primarily in South America. In September 1996, he had been appointed as Chinese Ambassador to Bolivia, taking over from Tang Mingxin. He served as Chinese Ambassador to Andorra and Spain from 2003 until 2008, when he was succeeded by Zhu Bangzao.[1] He was designated by President Hu Jintao in March 2009 to replace Chen Duqing as Chinese Ambassador to Brazil. In September 2013, he was made Chinese Ambassador to Mexico, and he held this post from 2013 until 2019.[2]

Personal life

He is married and has a son he studing in the UACJ.

Honours and awards

References
  1. Huang, Zhiling (8 September 2007). "Panda pair leave Shanghai for Spain". chinadaily.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. Adam, Jourdan (29 June 2017). "China open to free-trade agreement with Mexico: Xinhua". reuters.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. "Real Decreto 2007/2008, de 5 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil al señor Xiaoqi Qiu, Embajador de la República Popular China en España". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  4. 驻巴西大使邱小琪获授巴西国家南十字星勋章. china-embassy.org (in Chinese). 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  5. "ACUERDO por el que se otorga la Condecoración de la Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca, en grado de Banda, al Excelentísimo señor Qiu Xiaoqi, Ex Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario de la República Popular China en México". Diario Oficial de la Federación (in Spanish). 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
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