Wang Shijie

Wang Shijie (; born June 1936) is a Chinese diplomat who served as the first Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue. He previously served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Bahrain, Jordan, and Iran.

Biography

Wang was born in Zhejiang Province in June 1936. He joined China's diplomatic service in 1957 and began his overseas career at the Embassy of China to the United Arab Republic. After returning to Beijing, he served in the Department of Asian and African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

From 1966 to 1972, Wang served as third secretary at the Chinese embassy in Syria. He later returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and successively held positions including deputy division director and director in Middle East affairs. Between 1980 and 1983, he served at the Embassy of China in Egypt as second secretary. From 1987 to 1990, he was counsellor at the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations. In September 1990, Wang was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Bahrain. He remained in office until January 1993 and was subsequently appointed ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, serving until December 1995.