Ma Zhengang, male, was born in June 1940 1 1, a native of Linqu, Shandong Province, party member, China. 1965 graduated from the English Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University with a university degree.

1965 ——1967 went to Ilya College in London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and School of Economics, University of London for further study.

1967 ——1970 Member of the American Studies Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of People's Republic of China (PRC) (China).

Embassy in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Staff member

1974 ——1981Attaché and Third Secretary of the American Studies Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1981-1985 deputy consul and second consul of the consulate general in Vancouver.

1985 ——1990 deputy director and director of the American studies department of the Ministry of foreign affairs.

1990 ——1991Counsellor, Embassy of the United States of America.

1991-1995 deputy director and director of the American studies department of the Ministry of foreign affairs

1995 ——1996 deputy director of the State Council foreign affairs office.

1997-2002 ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the United kingdom of great Britain and northern Ireland

April 2002 -2004 Ambassador of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Leading Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2004 Director of China Institute of International Studies

Member of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Chen Zhifang's son-in-law