Mr. Jianjun Cui Secretary General of China NGO Network for International Exchanges

Born on October 3, 1949, received high school education in Shanghai in 1960’s and worked on a farm in Inner Mongolia until 1971. Undergraduate in Peking University of Foreign Studies and postgraduate in Victoria University of New Zealand until 1977. Served as interpreter for many government agencies and the International Labour Organization after returning home. Served as First Secretary in the Chinese Embassy in London the U.K. and later as Press Counselor in the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC the U.S.A. in 1990’s. Spent one year in a remote mountainous area Binxian County Northwest China helping the local villagers to reduce poverty. Worked in the Chinese Association for International Understanding as Council Member from 2000 till now. In 2005, launched the China NGO Network for International Exchanges in Beijing China and serves as its Executive Vice President and Secretary General since then. Concurrently holding Council Membership in the Unite Nations Association of China, All China Environment Federation, China Society for Promotion of the Guangcai Program and serve as a Consultant for the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament.