Zheng Zeguang

Zheng Zeguang taught in Guangdong before studying foreign languages and entering the diplomatic service. His early postings included Trinidad and Tobago and Washington, where he served in the 1990s. After managing North American and Oceanian affairs in Beijing, he returned to the United States as minister and deputy chief of mission from 2005 to 2008. ¹

As acting head in February 2007, Zheng addressed the U.S.–China Policy Foundation’s commemoration of the Shanghai Communiqué. He argued for continued engagement and described the three bilateral communiqués as the foundation of the relationship. After leaving Washington, he directed the North American department, worked in Nanjing’s municipal government, and became vice foreign minister. He took up the British ambassadorship in 2021. ^{1, 2, 3}