H.E. Mrs. MA Keqing, female, born in in Shandong Province, China, university graduate. Mrs. MA is married with one daughter.

1976-1977                                     Staff member, Department of Western European Affairs,
                                                      Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

1977-1983                                     Staff member, Attaché, Third Secretary, Chinese Embassy in 
                                                      the Republic of Finland

1983-1987                                     Third Secretary, Second Secretary, Department of Western
                                                      European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's 
                                                      Republic of China  

1987-1991                                     Second Secretary, Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Finland

1991-1996                                     Second Secretary, First Secretary, Deputy Director, Director,
                                                      Department of Western European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
                                                      of the People's Republic of China

1996-2000                                     Counsellor, Chinese Embassy in the Republic of Finland

2001-2004                                     Director General, Department of Western European Affairs,
                                                      Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

2004-2006                                     Director General, Department of European Affairs,
                                                      Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

2006.5-                                          Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
                                                     of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Finland