Cheng Yonghua
程永华
Chinese Ambassador to Japan
In office
February 28, 2010 – May 2019
Preceded byCui Tiankai
Succeeded byKong Xuanyou
Chinese Ambassador to South Korea
In office
October 2008 – January 2010
Preceded byNing Fukui
Succeeded byZhang Xinsen
Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia
In office
August 2006 – August 2008
Preceded byWang Chungui
Succeeded byLiu Jian
Personal details
BornSeptember 1954 (age 69)
Changchun, Jilin, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Children1
Alma materWako University
Sōka University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese程永華
Simplified Chinese程永华

Cheng Yonghua (Chinese: 程永华; born September 1954) is a Chinese diplomat who served as Ambassador to Japan from 2010 to 2019.[1]

Life and career

Cheng was born in Changchun, Jilin in September 1954.

Beginning in 1977, he served in several posts in the Chinese Embassy in Japan, including secretary, director, and counsellor. On February 28, 2010, the Chinese president Hu Jintao appointed Cheng the Chinese Ambassador to Japan, succeeding Cui Tiankai.

Cheng was the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia from 2006 to 2008, and the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea between October 2008 to January 2010.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 驻日大使程永华：不管喜不喜欢，邻国搬不了家. People.com (in Chinese). 2015-03-10.
  2. ↑ "List of the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia". Embassy of the PRC in Malaysia (in Chinese). 2015.
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