List of ambassadors of China to the United States

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Ambassador of China
to the United States
中华人民共和国
驻美利坚合众国特命全权大使
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Incumbent
Xie Feng
since May 23, 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of China, Washington, D.C.
AppointerThe President
pursuant to a National People's Congress Standing Committee decision
Inaugural holder Chen Lanbin
Formation11 December 1875;148 years ago (1875-12-11)
Website us.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/

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.

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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 (ROC) from 1875 to 1978, and those of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 1973.

Official Full TitleDuration
Imperial Envoy of the Great Qing Country Sent to the United States of America1875–1912
Envoy of the Republic of China in the United States of America1912–1935
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China to the United States of America1928–1978
Director of the Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America1973–1979
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America1979–Incumbent

Qing dynasty

Name (other spelling)Chinese nameTook officeLeft officeRef.
Chen Lanbin 陳蘭彬11 December 187524 June 1881 [1]
Zheng Zaoru 鄭藻如24 June 188126 July 1885
Zhang Yinheng 張蔭桓27 July 188528 September 1889
Cuī Guóyīn
(Tsui Kwo Yin)		崔國因31 March 18892 September 1893 [2]
Yáng Rú
(Yang Yü)		楊儒189323 November 1896 [3]
Wu Tingfang
(Ng Choy)		伍廷芳23 November 189612 July 1902 [4]
Liang Cheng
(Liang Chentung)		梁誠19 July 19023 July 1907 [5]
Wu Tingfang
(Ng Choy)		伍廷芳December 190712 August 1909 [4]
Zhang Yintang
(Chang Yin Tang)		張蔭棠12 August 190925 October 1911
Shī Zhàojī
(Alfred Sao-ke Sze)		施肇基25 October 19111912 [6]

Beiyang government

Name (other spelling)Chinese nameTook officeLeft officeRef.
Zhang Yintang
(Chang Yin Tang)		張蔭棠191221 June 1912
Xia Xiefu
(Kai Fu Shah)		劉式訓19131915
Gù Wéijūn
(Wellington Koo)		顧維鈞25 October 191529 September 1920 [7]
Shī Zhàojī
(Alfred Sao-ke Sze)		施肇基19201928 [6]

Nationalist government

Name (other spelling)Chinese nameTook officeLeft officeRef.
Wu Chaoshu
(Wu Ch'ao-shu)		伍朝樞19281931 [8]
Yan Huiqing
(Weiching Williams Yen)		顏惠慶19311933 [9]
Shī Zhàojī
(Alfred Sao-ke Sze)		施肇基19331936 [6] [10]
Wang Zhengting
(Chengting Thomas Wang)		王正廷19361938 [11]
Hú Shì
(Hu Shih)		胡適29 October 19381 September 1942 [12]
Wèi Dàomíng
(Wei Tao-ming)		魏道明19421946
Gù Wéijūn
(Wellington Koo)		顧維鈞27 June 194621 March 1956 [7]
Dong Xianguang
(Hollington Tong)		董顯光19561958 [13]
Yè Gōngchāo
(George Yeh)		葉公超July or August 1958November 1961 [14] [15]
Jiǎng Tíngfú
(Tsiang Tingfu)		蔣廷黻19611965 [16]
Zhou Shukai
(Chow Shu-kai)		周書楷19651971
Shěn Jiànhóng
(James Shen)		沈劍虹9 April 197131 December 1978 [17]

For representatives after 1979, see the list of representatives of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States.

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). [18]

No.NameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeRef.
1 Huang Zhen 黄镇30 May 197318 November 1977 [19]
2 Chai Zemin 柴泽民9 August 197823 February 1979 [19]

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.NameChinese nameTook officeLeft officeAppointerRef.
1 Chai Zemin 柴泽民23 February 197927 December 1982N/A [19]
2 Zhang Wenjin 章文晋4 March 198310 April 1985 [19]
3 Han Xu 韩叙3 May 198518 August 1989 Li Xiannian [19]
4 Zhu Qizhen 朱启祯20 October 198930 March 1993 Yang Shangkun [19]
5 Li Daoyu 李道豫8 April 1993February 1998 Jiang Zemin [19]
6 Li Zhaoxing 李肇星11 March 199830 January 2001 [19]
7 Yang Jiechi 杨洁篪18 February 20016 March 2005 [19]
8 Zhou Wenzhong 周文重3 April 20051 March 2010 Hu Jintao [19]
9 Zhang Yesui 张业遂14 March 201024 February 2013 [19]
10 Cui Tiankai 崔天凯2 April 201323 June 2021 Xi Jinping [19]
11 Qin Gang 秦刚28 July 20215 January 2023 [20]
12 Xie Feng 谢锋23 May 2023Present [21]

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