La Yifan (Chinese: 腊翊凡; born 1967) is a Chinese diplomat wo served as Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia between 2015 and 2017.[1][2]

La Yifan
腊翊凡
Director of the International Cooperation Bureau, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Assumed office
September 2017
Preceded byLiu Jianchao
Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia
In office
February 2015 – August 2017
Preceded byXie Xiaoyan
Succeeded byTan Jian
Personal details
Born1967 (age 56–57)
China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materChina Foreign Affairs University
OccupationDiplomat
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLà Yìfán

Biography

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Born in 1967, La graduated from the China Foreign Affairs University. After university, he was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as the deputy director of the Department of Foreign Affairs Management, Ministry of Foreign Affairs before he took office of the Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia in February 2015.[3][4] In addition, he was dispatched to work in the Chinese Representative Office in the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and on the Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva.[5] In September 2017, he was appointed director of the International Cooperation Bureau, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, replacing Liu Jianchao.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Will China's Belt and Road Initiative Benefit Ethiopia's Economic Growth?". semonegna.com. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. ^ 中国驻埃塞俄比亚大使腊翊凡即将离任,辞行拜会埃塞政要 [La Yifan, Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia, is leaving office to pay a farewell visit to the country's top leaders]. The Paper (in Chinese). 22 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Ethiopia designated as a priority, best destiny of China: Ambassador La Yifan". strathink.net. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. ^ 国家主席习近平任免驻外大使 [President Xi Jinping appoints and removes ambassadors abroad]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 19 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Statement by Mr. LA Yifan, Alternate Representative of the Chinese Delegation on Combating Racism (Item 6) at the 57th Session of Commission on Human Rights". china-embassy.org. 25 November 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. ^ Peking University (30 September 2017). 李书磊调研北师大,中纪委国际合作局局长腊翊凡等陪同. The Paper (in Chinese).
  7. ^ 接棒刘建超 资深外交官腊翊凡任中央纪委国际合作局局长. Caixin (in Chinese). 30 September 2017.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Xie Xiaoyan (解晓岩)
Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia
2015–2017
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the International Cooperation Bureau, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
2017
Incumbent