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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 |
Coordinates: 39°54′34″N116°26′17″E / 39.909478°N 116.437986°E
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