Gregory C. May
Gregory C. May | |||||||||||
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing | |||||||||||
| Assumed office July 2025 | |||||||||||
| President | Donald Trump | ||||||||||
| United States Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau | |||||||||||
| In office September 9, 2022 – July 2025 | |||||||||||
| President | Joe Biden Donald Trump | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hanscom Smith | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | David Schlaefer (chargé d'affaires) | ||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Margaret Li-hung Ma[1][2][3] | ||||||||||
| Education | University of Texas at Austin Johns Hopkins University[4] | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||||||
| Website | https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/deputy-chief-of-mission-gregory-c-may/ | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 梅儒瑞 | ||||||||||
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Gregory C. May (Chinese: 梅儒瑞) is an American diplomat and former journalist. He is the current Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. May has previously served in diplomatic missions to China, Hong Kong, Italy, and Mongolia.[5]
Early life and career
May was born in Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received a master’s degree in China Studies from Johns Hopkins University at the School of Advanced International Studies. Before entering the United States Foreign Service, May worked as a journalist for International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English-language radio station, from 1993 to 1996. He was also the Assistant Director and Research Associate in Chinese Studies at the Nixon Center, a foreign policy think tank in Washington, D.C., and a correspondent for Newsweek.[6]
May entered the Department of State in 2000, which he had served as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and had held various positions that were focused on China, Vietnam, and the Executive Secretariate of the Department of State. His overseas service includes serving as Second Secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, and later in the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou and the U.S. Embassy in Rome.[6][7]
In August 2016, May was appointed the Consul General of the Consulate General of the United States of America to Shenyang.[8] In August 2019, May was appointed to be the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar.[9]
In September 2022, May was appointed as the Consul General of the United States of America to Hong Kong and Macau, following a 2 month vacancy of the post.[10][11] A banquet was held for May's arrival, which was attended by officials from the Hong Kong government and leaders in the business sector.[12] In July 2025, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.[5]
Personal life
May is fluent in Mandarin, and has learnt Cantonese during his tenure as Consul General of the United States of America to Hong Kong and Macau. May has an official Chinese name, which is 梅儒瑞.[13]
May is married to Margaret Li-hung Ma, a Taiwanese native, and has three children.[6]
References
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- ^ "Consul General Gregory May". Consulate General of the United States, Shenyang, China. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ "美利坚合众国驻沈阳总领事馆". 中华人民共和国外交部. 2017. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Consul General Gregory May". U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong & Macau. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- ^ a b China, U. S. Mission (July 9, 2025). "Deputy Chief of Mission Gregory C. May". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c "CONSUL GENERAL GREGORY MAY". U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong & Macau. September 11, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
- ^ "美利坚合众国大使馆". 人民网. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "总领事 梅儒瑞简历". Archived from the original on December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Deputy Chief of Mission Gregory May". U.S. Embassy in Mongolia. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ 呂穎姍 (September 17, 2022). "新任美國駐港澳總領事梅儒瑞抵港履新 曾派駐蒙古、瀋陽" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 香港01. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "美國駐香港及澳門總領事梅儒瑞抵港履新". 美國駐香港及澳門總領事館. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "獨家｜美國新任領事梅儒瑞設宴 甯漢豪及孫玉菡等出席". 頭條日報 (in Chinese). September 29, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "【Emily】鬼佬歎油炸鬼 讚粵語生鬼 廣東話拍片 美總領事求指教 - 20221203 - 港聞". 明報. December 3, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.