1989- 1994 Third Secretary, Second Secretary and Deputy Director of the Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1994- 1998 Assistant of the Research Center of the Republic of South Africa and Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa.
Counsellor and Deputy Director, Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2004.09-2008.05 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
2008-2009 Deputy Director, Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2009-20 12 Director, Foreign Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
20 12.07——20 15.09 ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Zimbabwe.
Lin Lin was appointed as People's Republic of China (PRC)'s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Slovak Republic.
Married with a daughter.