Cheng Yonghua

Cheng Yonghua
程永华

Chinese Ambassador to Japan
Incumbent
Assumed office February 28, 2010
Preceded by	Cui Tiankai
Chinese Ambassador to South Korea
In office October 2008 – January 2010
Preceded by	Ning Fukui
Succeeded by	Zhang Xinsen
Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia
In office August 2006 – August 2008
Preceded by	Wang Chungui
Succeeded by	Liu Jian
Personal details
Born	September 1954 (age 62) Jilin
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Children	A daughter
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Diplomat

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheng.

Cheng Yonghua (simplified Chinese: 程永华; traditional Chinese: 程永華; pinyin: Chéng Yǒnghuá; born September 1954) is a Chinese diplomat and currently the Chinese Ambassador to Japan.^[1]

Life and career

Cheng was born in 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

↑ 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.
↑ "List of the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia". Embassy of the PRC in Malaysia (in Chinese). 2015.

External links

Diplomatic posts
Previous: Wang Chungui	Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia August 2006 - August 2008	Next: Liu Jian
Previous: Ning Fukui	Chinese Ambassador to South Korea October 2008 – January 2010	Next: Zhang Xinsen
Previous: Cui Tiankai	Chinese Ambassador to Japan February 2010-	Incumbent

China's Ambassadors to Malaysia

Wang Youping 1975–77 Yecheng Zhang 1977–82 Chen Kang 1983–85 Hu Gang 1985–88 Zhou Gang 1988–93 Jin Guihua 1991–93 Qian Jinchang 1993–99 Guan Dengming 1999–2001 Hu Zhengyue 2001–04 Wang Chungui 2004-06 Cheng Yonghua 2006–08 Liu Jian 2008-10 Chai Xi 2010-14 Huang Huikang 2014-present

China's Ambassadors to South Korea

Zhang Tingyan 1992 - 98 Wu Dawei 1998 - 2001 Li Bin 2001 - 05 Ning Fukui 2006 - 08 Cheng Yonghua 2008 - 10 Zhang Xinsen 2010 - 13 Qiu Guohong 2014 - present

China's Ambassadors to Japan

Chen Chu 1973–76 Fu Hao 1977–82 Song Zhiguang 1982–85 Zhang Shu 1985–83 Yang Zhenya 1988–93 Xu Dunxin 1993–98 Chen Jian 1998–2001 Wu Dawei 2001–04 Wang Yi 2004–07 Cui Tiankai 2007–09 Cheng Yonghua 2010–present

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