Ambassador Edward Boateng was appointed as the fifteenth (15th) Ambassador by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah, President of the Republic of Ghana to the People’s Republic of China on June 2nd, 2017. He presented his credentials to the General Secretary of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Xi Jinping on July 12, 2017. Ghana was the second country in Africa to establish diplomatic relations with The People’s Republic of China in July 1960, and the third to open its diplomatic mission in Beijing.

Among others, he served as the Chairman of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) from August 2006–December 2008. The five-year, approximately $547 million Millennium Challenge Compact aimed at reducing poverty by raising farmer incomes through private sector-led, agribusiness development.

He has received several international awards/citations, which include the Order of the Volta (Civilian Division) by the Government of Ghana in 2008, The Turner Award in 1995, The City of Philadelphia also recognized him with the Keys to the city of Philadelphia in 2012 and the New Africa Magazine recognized him as the African Business leader of the Year in 2013. He has served on numerous boards in Africa including the Africa Board of World Economic Forum, The Foundation for Journalistic Excellence, National Communication Authority in Ghana, African Business Roundtable and Orphanage Africa.

Ambassador Edward Boateng was previously the Group CEO of Global Media Alliance and a thought leader on African broadcasting. He is highly respected across the African continent for the role he has played in the development of the broadcast media across the continent. He founded Global Media Alliance in November 1998 in South Africa through which in partnership with other companies/institutions he was able to help break new ground for the introduction of channels like e.tv, the first privately owned free to air in South Africa, eNCA and SABC Africa (the first 24 hour African News channels) and African entertainment channels like the Africa Magic channels on DSTV. He worked with the Travel Channel and the Africa Society to produce the Presidential Tour Series, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania. He also worked with Anthony Bourdain to produce various food programs in Ghana, Namibia and other countries. Amongst others, he produced the First Oil Series with the Discovery Channel.

He was part of the leadership that established the concept of commercial malls and movie cinemas in Nigeria and Ghana from 2006-2008. GMA is one of the leading private media companies in Ghana and West Africa owning respected brands like YFM, etv ghana, Happy FM and Silverbird Cinemas plus arguably Ghana’s Number One Communication and Public Relations Company. GMA has 350 plus employees across its various companies. He was also the African Head of Turner Broadcasting and led the establishment and development of channels like CNN, Cartoon Network etc. in Africa.

Other Previous work experiences include working as a Governor’s Fellow in the office of Governor Joe Frank Harris of Georgia, USA (the first African to do so) where he was a member of the famous Corrections Team that developed the famous “Boot Camp” concept that helped turn around recidivism in the Georgia Correction System in the 1980’s.

Edward also worked for the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, USA in research and brand management

H.E. Nicolas Chapuis, Ambassador of the European Union to China.

Former Minster of Commerce; President of China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment; CCG Honorary Chairman

Chen Jian, Former Vice Minister of Commerce, Member of the CPPCC National Committee.

Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Branch, China Everbright Bank Hong Kong Branch, China Everbright Bank.

President of China Association of International Economic Cooperation

Ambassador of Colombia to China

Clare Fearnley took up the role of New Zealand Ambassador to China in early May 2018, cross-accredited to Mongolia.

Clare has just completed a three year term as Ambassador in Seoul (2015-2017), cross-accredited to Pyongyang. Her previous off-shore roles include Consul-General in Shanghai (1998-2002) and head of the New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office in Taipei (2004-2007), as well as working at the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva (1993-1996), cross-accredited to the United Nations Office in Nairobi. Early in her career she was seconded to the Canadian Foreign Ministry (1992).

While working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Wellington, Clare was most recently Director-General for North Asia and before that was Director-General for Asia-Pacific Regional work. She has served as APEC and ASEAN Senior Official, as well as acting as Principal Legal Adviser and as Head of the Trade Law Unit, where she led international trade litigation, including cases in the WTO. Earlier in her career, her MFAT roles included Deputy Director-General of Trade Negotiations. Before joining the Ministry, Clare worked in the private sector in Asia.

Clare has arts and law degrees from Canterbury University (NZ). She is a Mandarin speaker and studied at Beijing University and at the Beijing Languages Institute in the 1980s.

Ambassador of Australia to China

Mr. Long Yongtu was elected by the Board of Directors on January 21, 2003 as the Secretary-General of Boao Forum for Asia, which aims at promoting the development of Asian countries through greater economic integration across the region. Prior to this post, He is member of the council of advisors, BOAO Forum for Asia from July, 2010. Mr. Long as the Vice Minister and Chief Representative for Trade Negotiations of Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, led China's negotiations for ten years to join the WTO in 2001. To mark this, Mr. Long was awarded the Man of the Year in Economics by China Central TV in 2003. Mr. Long worked for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in New York and DPRK for years and is now a Goodwill Ambassador to the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). In 2004, he received the Award of Excellence by UN Secretary General Mr. Kofi Annan, for his outstanding contribution to UN’s partnership with China and promoting UN values. Apart from his official duties, Mr. Long was the Dean of School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University. He is visiting professor of many renowned Chinese Academic Institutions, including the Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University, Mr. Long did his post graduate study in the London School of Economics in the early 70’s and holds a BA Degree of British and American Literature from Guizhou University. In July, 2006, Mr. Long was awarded the honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (Economics) by London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Former Director-General of MOFCOM Department of Asian Affairs; CCG Senior Fellow

Secretary General of British East Asia Council; CCG International Council Member

Tim Stratford is Chairman at AmCham China and Managing Partner in Covington & Burling LLP’s Beijing office and a member of the International Trade, Corporate and Government Affairs Practice Groups. Mr. Stratford’s practice is focused on advising international clients doing business in China and assisting Chinese companies seeking to expand their businesses globally. As a former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Mr. Stratford is the most senior former U.S. trade official working as a member of the U.S. business community in China. Except for the five years he spent in Washington, D.C. in government service (2005-2010), Mr. Stratford has lived and worked continuously in the greater China region since 1982.

While at USTR, Mr. Stratford was responsible for developing and implementing U.S. trade policy toward mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Mongolia. He worked closely with other senior U.S. and Chinese officials from numerous government departments and agencies to address problems encountered by companies engaged in bilateral trade and investment and co-chaired a number of important bilateral working groups and dialogues established under the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade and the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue.

Prior to serving at USTR, Mr. Stratford was General Counsel for General Motors’ China operations, where he was a member of GM’s senior management team in China and oversaw the company’s legal and trade policy work. Mr. Stratford also served previously as Minister-Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and as Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Brigham Young University, and is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.

Former President of Asset Management Association of China, CCG Senior Fellow

Former Vice Chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, CCG Advisor

Former Vice President of Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China; CCG Advisor