Albania established diplomatic relations with China on November 23, 1949. As a United Nations member state, in 1963, Albania proposed and supported diplomatically the readmission of China to this organization. On October 25, 1971, at the 26th session of the General Assembly, the People's Republic of China was fully admitted to the UN. [1]
| No. | Name | Title | Term served | |
| 1 | Nesti Nase | Ambassador | 1954 | 1956 |
| 2 | Delo Balili | Ambassador | 1956 | 1959 |
| 3 | Mihal Prifti | Ambassador | 1959 | 1961 |
| 4 | Reiz Malile | Ambassador | 1961 | 1963 |
| 5 | Nesti Nase | Ambassador | 1963 | 1966 |
| 6 | Vasil Nathanaili | Ambassador | 1966 | 1969 |
| 7 | Xhorxhi Robo | Ambassador | 1969 | 1973 |
| 8 | Behar Shtylla | Ambassador | 1973 | 1979 |
| 9 | Jonuz Mersini | Ambassador | 1979 | 1982 |
| 10 | Dhimitër Stamo | Ambassador | 1983 | 1986 |
| 11 | Justin Papajorgji | Ambassador | 1986 | 1992 |
| 12 | Tahir Elezi | Ambassador | 1992 | 1997 |
| 13 | Hajdar Muneka | Ambassador | 1997 | 2000 |
| 14 | Kujtim Xhani | Ambassador | 2000 | 2006 |
| 15 | Maxhun Peka | Ambassador | 2006 | 2011 |
| 16 | Kujtim Xhani | Ambassador | 2011 | 2016 |
| 17 | Selim Belortaja | Ambassador | 2017 | Present |
Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. Tirana is its capital and largest city, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër.
Enver Halil Hoxha was an Albanian communist politician who was the authoritarian ruler of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He was First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1941 until his death in 1985. He was also a member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania, chairman of the Democratic Front of Albania, and commander-in-chief of the armed forces and ruled the country from 1944 until his death in 1985. He was the 22nd Prime Minister of Albania from 1944 to 1954 and at various times was both foreign minister and defence minister of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.
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