First, the position level of China's diplomatic institutions.
In China's diplomatic service, the post levels are as follows:
President, Premier the State Council, Chairman of NPC Standing Committee and Chairman of China People's Political Consultative Conference are the highest posts in China, which belong to the level of head of state;
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Deputy Minister, the Director of the General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs belong to the ministerial leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Department-level leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, counsellors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first secretaries, second secretaries and third secretaries belong to middle-level leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
The staff below the third secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs belong to the grass-roots staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Two, the foreign affairs office director and foreign minister positions.
The director of the Foreign Affairs Office is a post of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and belongs to the ministerial leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The foreign minister is the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and belongs to the ministerial leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Therefore, from the job level, among the ministerial leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the foreign minister (foreign minister) is higher than the director of the Foreign Affairs Office.
Third, the difference between the duties of the foreign affairs office director and the foreign minister.
Although the Director of the Foreign Affairs Office and the Foreign Minister are both leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they have different responsibilities.
The director of the Foreign Affairs Office is a post of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is mainly responsible for coordinating, guiding and supervising the foreign affairs assigned by the leaders of the State Council and the related work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The director of the Foreign Affairs Office is also responsible for receiving important foreign guests such as foreign heads of state and government, organizing and coordinating foreign affairs activities, and handling foreign affairs emergencies.
The Foreign Minister is the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who is mainly responsible for the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including formulating and implementing China's foreign policy, organizing and implementing foreign exchanges, promoting international cooperation, and safeguarding China's national interests and image.