On June 5th, 2020, didn't Geng Shuang of China just step down as the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? He was succeeded by China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, who had more important positions and tasks waiting for him. As he himself said, "It is his mission and responsibility to tell the story of China well wherever he goes, and let people who love China in the world know about China". Is a good example.
Further, it was Lu Kang who announced his resignation as a spokesperson on July 20 18 19. He is now the Director of the North American Oceania Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but he has just changed his post.
Earlier, such as Li Zhaoxing and Qian Qichen, all served as spokespersons of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but they were not accepted by more important departments after leaving office. Among them, Qian Qichen served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, followed by Vice Premier the State Council, Li Zhaoxing served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Qi Huaiyuan, Chen Jian and Shen Guofang also served as Vice Ministers of Foreign Affairs.
This is one of the situations. After leaving office, these foreign Ministry spokespersons were promoted to more important positions.
In another case, due to their proficient communication skills and language skills, they will be sent to other countries as ambassadors or cultural counsellors. Among them, Liu Jianchao served as deputy director and director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2000/KLOC-0 to 2009. After leaving office, he successively served as Ambassador of China to the Philippines, Ambassador of China to Indonesia and Assistant Foreign Minister. After stepping down as a spokesperson, Liu Weimin was promoted to Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, and is now the Director of the International Cooperation and Rescue Department of the Emergency Management Department.
Foreign Ministry spokespersons in any country are elite talents who have been carefully selected and trained. Their communication ability and improvisation ability are far superior to others. As spokesmen of national image, their appearance should also be deeply loved by people all over the world. For them, compared with ordinary staff, their work experience will be longer. They are all scarce talents and it is difficult to relax after retirement.
I don't know if you have ever thought that the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs may be the scarcest talent in the world, and I believe the competition in the selection is fierce. Once the opportunity is successfully obtained, it is more difficult to obtain leisure. I seldom meet spokesmen and lead a leisurely life after retirement, because such talents are very important, and with international training, they all have valuable foreign affairs experience, which is of great help to a foreign-related enterprise and country.
Generally speaking, outgoing spokespersons will generally take up new important posts, and with the passage of time, relevant departments will be promoted to become more important leaders. Of course, some of them will go to other countries as ambassadors or cultural counsellors. In short, they are all real gold, and they will shine when they go. Such talents can't be buried.