Her Excellency Wu Xi, the new Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue, arrived in Wellington on 25 March 2018. She was received at the airport on behalf of the New Zealand Government by Deborah Geels, Manager of North Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. About 50 people gathered at the airport to welcome Ambassador Wu, including officials from the Chinese Embassy, representatives from the Overseas Chinese community and the media.
Ms. WU Xi, was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.
Details of her career are as follows:
1990-1991 Desk Officer, then Attaché
Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1991-1994 Attaché, then Third Secretary
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Iraq
1994-1998 Third Secretary
Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1998-2001 Third Secretary, then Second Secretary
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Australia
2001-2006 Second Secretary, Deputy Division Director, then Division Director
Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2006-2010 Counsellor
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Australia
2010-2011 Counsellor
Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2011-2013 Deputy Director-General
Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2013-2018 Minister, Deputy Chief of Mission
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America
2018 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue
Ambassador WU Xi has a son.
