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| Ambassador of Jamaica to China | |
|---|---|
| Inaugural holder | Derrick Heaven |
| Formation | 1992 |
The Jamaican Ambassador in Beijing is the representative of the government in Kingston (Jamaica), the government of the People's Republic of China. The Jamaican Ambassador is also commissioned as high commissioner (Commonwealth).
The Jamaican Ambassador is concurrently non-resident ambassador in Hanoi (Vietnam) and Vientiane (Laos), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Singapore and Islamabad (Pakistan).
| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | ambassador | Observations | Prime Minister of Jamaica | Premier of the People's Republic of China | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Derrick Heaven | with residence in Tokyo
| Percival J. Patterson | Li Peng | |
| September 24, 1994 | Earl Alexander Carr | with residence in Tokyo [2] | Percival J. Patterson | Li Peng | |
| May 23, 2003 | Paul Anthony Robotham | with residence in Tokyo [3] | Percival J. Patterson | Wen Jiabao | |
| July 27, 2005 | Wayne McCook | [4] | Percival J. Patterson | Wen Jiabao | 2008 |
| January 15, 2009 | Earle Courtenay Rattray | Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York [5] | Bruce Golding | Wen Jiabao | |
| October 11, 2013 | Ralph Samuel Thomas | [6] | Andrew Holness | Li Keqiang | September 8, 2015 |
| August 2015 | Fay Pickersgill | [7] | Andrew Holness | Li Keqiang |
Diplomatic relations between China and Jamaica were established on 21 November 1972. The Chinese government established an embassy in Kingston in 1973. There was no formal representation from Jamaica to China until 1992, when the Jamaican ambassador to Tokyo, Japan was accredited as a non-resident ambassador to Beijing. Jamaica later established a formal embassy in Beijing, and the current ambassador is Courtenay Rattray. The current Chinese ambassador to Jamaica is Chen Jinghua. In 2007, China announced it would provide technical training for more than 2,000 Jamaicans in 2008. A growing number of Jamaican products have been promoted through the China International Import Expo (CIIE) and gained interest in the Chinese market.
The Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in Beijing is the representative office of the Government of Hong Kong in the national capital Beijing.
Fay Pickersgill is a Jamaican diplomat who was Jamaican ambassador to China. She held the record of the longest serving Director of Tourism at the Jamaican Tourist Board holding this position for nine years. She was awarded the Order of Distinction for her work in the tourism industry in 2001.
