Li Zhaoxing
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| Li Zhaoxing 李肇星 |
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| In office 2003 – April, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Tang Jiaxuan |
| Succeeded by | Yang Jiechi |
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| Born | October 20, 1940 Shandong, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li (李).
Li Zhaoxing (Chinese: 李肇星; pinyin: Lǐ Zhàoxīng; born October 20, 1940) was the foreign minister of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2007.
He was born in Jiaonan, Qingdao,Shandong province and graduated from Peking University in 1964. He worked as a diplomat in Africa before becoming Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1990 and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1995, ambassador to the United States in 1998, and Foreign Minister in 2003. He is also now one of the Global Elders and a professor at Peking University. He is married, and has one son.
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| Preceded by Li Daoyu |
Chinese Ambassador to the United States 1998–2001 |
Succeeded by Yang Jiechi |
| Preceded by Tang Jiaxuan |
Foreign Minister of China 2003–2007 |
Succeeded by Yang Jiechi |
