Chinese Ambassador to the United States
中国驻美国大使列表
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Xie Feng
since May 23, 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Embassy of China, Washington, D.C.
AppointerThe President
pursuant to a National People's Congress Standing Committee decision
Inaugural holderChen Lanbin
Formation11 December 1875; 148 years ago (1875-12-11)
WebsiteChinese Embassy – Washington, D.C.

The Chinese Ambassador to the United States is the official representative from 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.

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 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
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 (Alternate name) Chinese name Took office Left office Source
Chen Lanbin 陳蘭彬 11 December 1875 24 June 1881 [1]
Zheng Zaoru 鄭藻如 24 June 1881 26 July 1885
Zhang Yinheng 張蔭桓 27 July 1885 28 September 1889
Cuī Guóyīn (Tsui Kwo Yin) 崔國因 31 March 1889 2 September 1893 [2]
Yáng Rú (Yang Yü) 楊儒 1893 23 November 1896 [3]
Wu Tingfang (Ng Choy) 伍廷芳 23 November 1896 12 July 1902 [4]
Liang Cheng (Liang Chentung) 梁誠 19 July 1902 3 July 1907 [5]
Wu Tingfang (Ng Choy) 伍廷芳 December 1907 12 August 1909 [4]
Zhang Yintang (Chang Yin Tang) 張蔭棠 12 August 1909 25 October 1911
Shī Zhàojī (Alfred Sao-ke Sze) 施肇基 25 October 1911 1912 [6]

Beiyang government

Name (Alternative name) Chinese name Took office Left office Source
Zhang Yintang (Chang Yin Tang) 張蔭棠 1912 21 June 1912
Xia Xiefu (Kai Fu Shah) 劉式訓 1913 1915
Gù Wéijūn (Wellington Koo) 顧維鈞 25 October 1915 29 September 1920 [7]
Shī Zhàojī (Alfred Sao-ke Sze) 施肇基 1920 1928 [6]

Nationalist government

Name (Alternative name) Chinese name Took office Left office Source
Wu Chaoshu (Wu Ch'ao-shu) 伍朝樞 1928 1931 [8]
Yan Huiqing (Weiching Williams Yen) 顏惠慶 1931 1933 [9]
Shī Zhàojī (Alfred Sao-ke Sze) 施肇基 1933 1936 [6][10]
Wang Zhengting (Chengting Thomas Wang) 王正廷 1936 1938 [11]
Hú Shì (Hu Shih) 胡適 29 October 1938 1 September 1942 [12]
Wèi Dàomíng (Wei Tao-ming) 魏道明 1942 1946
Gù Wéijūn (Wellington Koo) 顧維鈞 27 June 1946 21 March 1956 [7]
Dong Xianguang (Hollington Tong) 董顯光 1956 1958 [13]
Yè Gōngchāo (George Yeh) 葉公超 July or August 1958 November 1961 [14][15]
Jiǎng Tíngfú (Tsiang Tingfu) 蔣廷黻 1961 1965 [16]
Zhou Shukai (Chow Shu-kai) 周書楷 1965 1971
Shěn Jiànhóng (James Shen) 沈劍虹 9 April 1971 31 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. Name Chinese name Took office Left office Source
1 Huang Zhen 黄镇 30 May 1973 18 November 1977 [19]
2 Chai Zemin 柴泽民 9 August 1978 23 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. Name Chinese name Took office Left office Appointer Source
1 Chai Zemin 柴泽民 23 February 1979 27 December 1982 N/A [19]
2 Zhang Wenjin 章文晋 4 March 1983 10 April 1985 [19]
3 Han Xu 韩叙 3 May 1985 18 August 1989 Li Xiannian [19]
4 Zhu Qizhen 朱启祯 20 October 1989 30 March 1993 Yang Shangkun [19]
5 Li Daoyu 李道豫 8 April 1993 February 1998 Jiang Zemin [19]
6 Li Zhaoxing 李肇星 11 March 1998 30 January 2001 [19]
7 Yang Jiechi 杨洁篪 18 February 2001 6 March 2005 [19]
8 Zhou Wenzhong 周文重 3 April 2005 1 March 2010 Hu Jintao [19]
9 Zhang Yesui 张业遂 14 March 2010 24 February 2013 [19]
10 Cui Tiankai 崔天凯 2 April 2013 23 June 2021 Xi Jinping [19]
11 Qin Gang 秦刚 28 July 2021 2 January 2023 [20]
12 Xie Feng 谢锋 23 May 2023 Present [21]

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