宋新潮（中國），國際博協中國國家委員會主席、國家文物局黨組成員和副局長、中國博物館協會理事長、歷史學家、考古學家
　　Song Xinchao(China)，Chair of ICOM China, Deputy Director and CPC Committee member of State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China (SACH), President of Chinese Museums Association, historian and archaeologist

　　畢業于西北大學歷史學系，并于1990年獲得中國社會科學院歷史學博士學位。投身文博事業三十余年，先后擔任中國國家文物局文物保護司考古管理處處長、中國國家文物局文物保護司巡視員、副司長、中國國家文物局博物館與社會文物司（科技司）司長等職，現任中國國家文物局副局長，分管督察司、文物保護與考古司（世界文化遺產司）、中國文化遺產研究院、國家文物局水下文化遺產保護中心工作。

　　多次作為代表參與中國在亞太地區的文博專業交流與合作，并對相關的項目、活動等予以大力支持。2011年，出任國際博協中國國家委員會主席及中國博物館協會理事長。2012年，出任國際博協亞太理事會主席。

　　Dr. Song graduated from School of History, Northwest University, and obtained doctor's degree in history from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He has been working in a number of leading cultural heritage and museological institutions in China for over 30 years. While working at the SACH, he had served as Director of Archaeological Administration Division, Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation, Inspector and Deputy Director of Department of Cultural Heritage Conservation, and Director of Department of Museums and Socio-Cultural Heritage (Department of Science and Technology), etc. He is current Deputy Director of the SACH in charge of heritage supervision, heritage preservation and archaeology.

　　He has greatly supported international professional cooperation in museums particularly in the Asia and Pacific region representing the Chinese governmental authority. He was elected President of Chinese Museums Association and Chair of ICOM China in 2011, and Chair of ICOM ASPAC in 2012.