List of ambassadors of China to the United States
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The ambassador of China to the United States is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the United States. The current ambassador is Xie Feng. The official full title of the office is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America.
pursuant to a National People's Congress Standing Committee decision
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America | |
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| 中华人民共和国 驻美利坚合众国特命全权大使 | |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of China, Washington, D.C. | |
| Appointer | The president pursuant to a National People's Congress Standing Committee decision |
| Inaugural holder | Chen Lanbin |
| Formation | 11 December 1875 |
| Website | us |
List of representatives
This is a list of diplomatic representatives from China to the United States. It includes envoys of the Qing dynasty and the Republic of China from 1875 to 1978, and those of the People's Republic of China since 1973.
| Official Full Title | Duration |
|---|---|
| Imperial Envoy of the Great Qing Country Sent to the United States of America | 1875–1912 |
| Envoy of the Republic of China in the United States of America | 1912–1935 |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China to the United States of America | 1928–1978 |
| Representative of the Cooridination Council for North American Affairs | 1979–1994 |
| Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of America | 1994–Incumbent |
| Director of the Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America | 1973–1979 |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America | 1979–Incumbent |
Qing dynasty
| Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Monarch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Lanbin | 陳蘭彬 | 11 December 1875 | 24 June 1881 | Guangxu Emperor | [1] |
| Zheng Zaoru | 鄭藻如 | 24 June 1881 | 26 July 1885 | ||
| Zhang Yinheng | 張蔭桓 | 27 July 1885 | 28 September 1889 | ||
| Tsui Kwo Yin | 崔國因 | 31 March 1889 | 2 September 1893 | [2] | |
| Yang Yü | 楊儒 | 1893 | 23 November 1896 | [3] | |
| Wu Ting-fang | 伍廷芳 | 23 November 1896 | 12 July 1902 | [4] | |
| Liang Cheng | 梁誠 | 19 July 1902 | 3 July 1907 | [5] | |
| Wu Ting-fang | 伍廷芳 | December 1907 | 12 August 1909 | [4] | |
| Xuantong Emperor | |||||
| Zhang Yintang | 張蔭棠 | 12 August 1909 | 25 October 1911 |
Provisional government
| Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | President | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Sao-ke Sze | 施肇基 | — | 10 October 1913 | Sun Yat-sen | |
| Yuan Shikai |
Beiyang government
| Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | President | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Fu Shah | 劉式訓 | 1913 | 1915 | Yuan Shikai | |
| Wellington Koo | 顧維鈞 | 25 October 1915 | 29 September 1920 | [6] | |
| Li Yuanhong | |||||
| Xu Shichang | |||||
| Alfred Sao-ke Sze | 施肇基 | 1920 | 1928 | [7] | |
| Cao Kun | |||||
| Duan Qirui | |||||
| Zhang Zuolin |
Nationalist government
| Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Chairman | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Chaoshu | 伍朝樞 | 1928 | 1931 | Tan Yankai | [8] |
| Chiang Kai-shek | |||||
| Yan Huiqing | 顏惠慶 | 1931 | 1933 | [9] | |
| Lin Sen | |||||
| Alfred Sao-ke Sze | 施肇基 | 1933 | 1936 | [7][10] | |
| Chengting T. Wang | 王正廷 | 1936 | 1938 | [11] | |
| Hu Shih | 胡適 | 29 October 1938 | 1 September 1942 | [12] | |
| Wei Tao-ming | 魏道明 | 1942 | 1946 | ||
| Wellington Koo | 顧維鈞 | 27 June 1946 | — | Chiang Kai-shek | [6] |
Government of the Republic of China after the 1947 constitution
| Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | President | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Koo | 顧維鈞 | — | 21 March 1956 | Chiang Kai-shek | |
| Hollington Tong | 董顯光 | 1956 | 1958 | ||
| George Yeh | 葉公超 | August 1958 | November 1961 | ||
| Tsiang Tingfu | 蔣廷黻 | 18 November 1961 | 29 May 1965 | ||
| Chou Shu-kai | 周書楷 | 1965 | 1971 | ||
| James Shen | 沈劍虹 | 9 April 1971 | 31 December 1978 | ||
| Yen Chia-kan | |||||
| Chiang Ching-kuo |
Due to the Republic of China’s expulsion from the United Nations in 1971 and the United States’ recognition of the Peoples’ Republic of China, see the list of representatives of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States for representatives after 1979.
Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China
The official full title of the post was the Director of the Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America (中华人民共和国驻美利坚合众国联络处主任).[13]
| No. | Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huang Zhen | 黄镇 | 30 May 1973 | 18 November 1977 | [14] |
| 2 | Chai Zemin | 柴泽民 | 9 August 1978 | 23 February 1979 | [14] |
People's Republic of China
The official full title of the post is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America (中华人民共和国驻美利坚合众国特命全权大使).
| No. | Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Appointer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chai Zemin | 柴泽民 | 23 February 1979 | 27 December 1982 | N/A | [14] |
| 2 | Zhang Wenjin | 章文晋 | 4 March 1983 | 10 April 1985 | [14] | |
| 3 | Han Xu | 韩叙 | 3 May 1985 | 18 August 1989 | Li Xiannian | [14] |
| 4 | Zhu Qizhen | 朱启祯 | 20 October 1989 | 30 March 1993 | Yang Shangkun | [14] |
| 5 | Li Daoyu | 李道豫 | 8 April 1993 | February 1998 | Jiang Zemin | [14] |
| 6 | Li Zhaoxing | 李肇星 | 11 March 1998 | 30 January 2001 | [14] | |
| 7 | Yang Jiechi | 杨洁篪 | 18 February 2001 | 6 March 2005 | [14] | |
| 8 | Zhou Wenzhong | 周文重 | 3 April 2005 | 1 March 2010 | Hu Jintao | [14] |
| 9 | Zhang Yesui | 张业遂 | 14 March 2010 | 24 February 2013 | [14] | |
| 10 | Cui Tiankai | 崔天凯 | 2 April 2013 | 23 June 2021 | Xi Jinping | [14] |
| 11 | Qin Gang | 秦刚 | 28 July 2021 | 5 January 2023 | [15] | |
| 12 | Xie Feng | 谢锋 | 23 May 2023 | present | [16] |