Born 5 December 1954, married, one son, Chinese national

After graduating from the World United College of the Atlantic in the United Kingdom, Mr. Gu joined the Chinese Foreign Ministry in 1975. He left the Foreign Ministry in 2002 to join the CTBTO Preparatory Commission.

Positions: Staff Member, Department of Interpretation and Translation, Chinese Foreign Ministry, 1975 - 1981
Attaché, Chinese Embassy, Botswana, 1981 - 1984
Third and Second Secretary, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, Chinese Foreign Ministry, 1984 - 1990
Second Secretary, Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations, 1990 - 1992
Director, Spokesman's Office, Information Department, Chinese Foreign Ministry, 1992 - 1999
Deputy Director-General, Department of Arms Control and Disarmament, Chinese Foreign Ministry, 1999 - 2002

Since July 2002, Mr. Gu has held the position of Director, Legal and External Relations Division, in the CTBTO Preparatory Commission.