Qiu Guohong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qiu.

Qiu Guohong
邱国洪
7th Chinese Ambassador to South Korea
In office January 2014 – 7 February 2020
Preceded by	Zhang Xinsen
Succeeded by	Xing Haiming
17th Chinese Ambassador to Nepal
In office November 2008 – April 2011
Preceded by	Zheng Xianglin
Succeeded by	Yang Houlan
Personal details
Born	December 1957 (age 66) Shanghai, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Shanghai International Studies University

Qiu Guohong (simplified Chinese: 邱国洪; traditional Chinese: 邱國洪; pinyin: Qiū Guóhóng; born December 1957) is a Chinese diplomat who served as the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea from 2014 to 2020 and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal from 2008 to 2011.

Life and career

Qiu was born and raised in Shanghai. After graduating from Shanghai International Studies University he was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

He spent 20 years working in the Chinese Embassy in Japan before serving as deputy director of the Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.

In November 2008 he was promoted to become the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, a position he held until April 2011.

He was director of Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in April 2011, and held that office until January 2014.

In January 2014, he was appointed the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea by 12th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, succeeding Zhang Xinsen. His assignment in South Korea ended in 2020.