Song Tao (diplomat)

Song Tao
宋涛
Song in 2019
Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 December 2022
Premier	Li Keqiang Li Qiang
Preceded by	Liu Jieyi
Head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party
In office November 2015 – June 2022
General secretary	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Wang Jiarui
Succeeded by	Liu Jianchao
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines
In office September 2007 – October 2008
Preceded by	Li Jinjun
Succeeded by	Liu Jianchao
Chinese Ambassador to Guyana
In office March 2002 – August 2004
Preceded by	Wu Zhenglong
Succeeded by	Shen Qing
Personal details
Born	April 1955 (age 68–69) Suqian, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Fujian Normal University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	宋涛
Traditional Chinese	宋濤
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sòng Tāo

Song Tao (Chinese: 宋涛; born April 1955) is a Chinese politician and diplomat, currently serving as director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office since December 2022. He served as head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party from 2015 to 2022. He was previously Chinese ambassador to Guyana, the Philippines, the disciplinary chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and executive deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office.