Ambassadors of China

National Emblem of the People's Republic of China

This article contains several lists of ambassadors from China. The incumbents change from time to time; sometimes a post starts or stops being temporarily headed by a lower ranking diplomat. Occasionally, a post is created or abolished.

In accordance with articles 67 and 81 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, ambassadors are selected by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and officially appointed by the President of the People's Republic of China.[1][2]

Current Chinese Ambassadors

Ambassador information is primarily taken from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ambassador information pages.[3] In certain cases, the information is taken from the relevant embassy website.

Host countryRefAmbassador Name Embassy
Website
Date Selected
Afghanistan RefXu Feihong (徐飞洪) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office April 2011
Albania RefYe Hao (叶皓) Tirana December 2011
Algeria RefLiu Yuhe (刘玉和)Algiers April 2008
Andorra[4] RefZhu Bangzao (朱邦造) Madrid 2008
Angola Ref Gao Kexiang (高克祥)Luanda July 2011
Antigua and Barbuda Ref Liu Hanming (刘汉明) St. John's August 2010
Argentina Ref Yin Hengmin (殷恒民)Buenos Aires January 2011
Armenia RefTian Changchun (田长春)Yerevan March 2010
Australia RefChen Yuming (陈育明)Canberra November 2009
Austria RefShi Mingde (史明德) Vienna August 2010
Azerbaijan Ref Hong Jiuyin (宏九印) Baku January 2012
The Bahamas Ref Hu Shan (胡山) Nassau May 2011
Bahrain RefYang Weiguo (杨伟国) Manama November 2009
Bangladesh RefZhang Xianyi (张宪一)Dhaka March 2009
Barbados Ref Xu Hong () Christ Church May 2012
Belarus RefGong Jianwei (宫建伟) Minsk January 2012
Belgium Ref Liao Liqiang (廖力强) Brussels June 2011
Belize[5]
Benin Ref Tao Weiguang (陶卫光)Cotonou August 2011
Bolivia Ref Shen Zhiliang (沈智良) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office October 2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina RefWang Fuguo (王辅国) N/A August 2010
Botswana Ref Liu Huanxing (刘焕兴) Gaborone April 2009
Brazil Ref Li Jinzhang (李金章)Brasilia January 2012
Brunei RefZheng Xianglin (郑祥林) Bandar Seri Begawan December 2011
Bulgaria RefGuo Yezhou (郭业洲) Sofia August 2010
Burkina Faso[5] Ref
Burundi Ref Yu Xuzhong (郁序忠)Bujumbura June 2010
Cambodia RefPan Guangxue (潘广学) Phnom Penh March 2010
Cameroon RefXue Jinwei (薛金维) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office February 2010
Canada RefZhang Junsai (章均赛) Ottawa November 2010
Cape Verde Ref Li Chunhua (李春华) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office August 2009
Central African Republic RefSun Haichao (孙海潮) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office April 2011
Chad RefYang Guangyu (杨广玉) Ndjamena August 2009
Chile Ref Lü Fan (吕凡) Santiago December 2009
Colombia Ref Wang Xiaoyuan (汪晓源) Bogotá September 2011
Comoros RefWang Leyou (王乐友) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office March 2010
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ref Wang Yingwu (王英武) Kinshasa December 2010
Republic of the CongoRef Li Shuli (李树立) Brazzaville November 2007
Cook Islands[6] RefXu Jianguo (徐建国)[7] Wellington August 2010
Costa Rica RefLi Changhua (李长华) San José June 2010
Ivory Coast RefWei Wenhua (魏文华) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office November 2007
Croatia RefShen Zhifei (申知非) Zagreb May 2010
Cuba RefLiu Yuqin (刘玉琴) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office February 2010
Cyprus RefLi Guobang (李国邦) Nicosia November 2009
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[8]
Czech Republic RefYu Qingtai (于庆泰) Prague September 2010
Denmark RefXie Hangsheng (谢杭生) Copenhagen April 2006
Djibouti Ref Zhang Guoqing (张国庆) Djibouti October 2008
Dominica Ref Wang Zonglai (王宗来) Roseau January 2011
Dominican Republic[5]
East Timor (Timor-Leste)Ref Tian Guangfeng (田广凤)Dili January 2012
Ecuador Ref Yuan Guisen (苑桂森) Quito January 2011
Egypt RefSong Aiguo (宋爱国) Cairo October 2010
El Salvador[5]
Equatorial Guinea Ref Wang Shixiong (王士雄)Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office July 2010
Eritrea RefLi Liansheng (李连生) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office August 2009
Estonia RefHuang Zhongpo (黄忠坡) Tallinn June 2008
Ethiopia Ref Jie Xiaoyan (解晓岩)Addis Ababa November 2011
FijiRefHuang Yong (黄勇) Suva July 2011
Finland RefHuang Xing (黄兴) Helsinki August 2009
France[9] RefKong Quan (孔泉) Paris March 2008
Gabon Ref Li Fushun (李福顺) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office May 2009
The Gambia[5] Ref
Georgia RefChen Jianfu (陈建福) Tbilisi October 2010
Germany RefWu Hongbo (吴红波) Berlin August 2009
Ghana Ref Gong Jianzhong (龚建忠) Accra August 2010
Greece RefDu Qiwen (杜起文) Athens August 2011
Grenada RefXu Jianguo (徐建国) St. George's October 2010
Guatemala[5]
Guinea RefZhao Lixing (赵立兴) Conakry October 2010
Guinea-BissauRef Li Baojun(李宝钧) Bairro de Penha October 2010
Guyana Ref Yu Wenzhe (于文哲) Georgetown August 2010
Haiti[5]
Holy See[5]
Honduras[5]
Hungary RefGao Jian (高建) Budapest August 2009
Iceland RefSu Ge (苏格) Reykjavik September 2009
India RefZhang Dan (张炎) New Delhi December 2007
Indonesia RefZhang Qiyue (章启月) Jakarta August 2008
Iran Ref Yu Hongyang (郁红阳) Tehran July 2010
Iraq RefNi Jian (倪坚) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office November 2011
Ireland RefLuo Linquan (罗林泉) Dublin August 2011
Israel Ref Gao Yanping (高燕平) Tel Aviv September 2011
Italy[10] RefDing Wei (丁伟) Rome April 2010
Jamaica Ref Zheng Qingdian (郑清典) Kingston May 2011
Japan RefCheng Yonghua (程永华)Tokyo February 2010
Jordan RefYue Xiaoyong (岳晓勇) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office July 2010
Kazakhstan RefZhou Li (周力)Astana May 2010
Kenya Ref Liu Guangyuan (刘光源) Nairobi September 2010
Kiribati[5] Ref
North KoreaRefLiu Hongcai (刘洪才) Pyongyang March 2010
South Korea RefQiu Guohong (邱国宏) Seoul December 2013
Kosovo[11]
Kuwait RefHuang Jiemin (黄杰民) Yarmouk June 2008
Kyrgyzstan RefWang Kaiwen (王开文) Bishkek March 2009
Laos RefBu Jianguo (布建国) Vientiane March 2010
Latvia RefHu Yeshun (胡业顺) Riga August 2010
Lebanon RefWu Zexian (吴泽献) Beirut January 2011
Lesotho Ref Hu Dingxian (胡定贤) Maseru May 2011
Liberia RefZhao Jianhua (赵鉴华) Monrovia May 2011
Libya RefWang Wangsheng (王旺生) Tripoli June 2008
Liechtenstein[12]
Lithuania RefLiu Zengwen (刘增文) Vilnius January 2012
Luxembourg RefZeng Xianqi (曾宪柒) Luxembourg August 2010
Macedonia RefDong Chunfeng (董春风) Skopje February 2007
Madagascar Ref Shen Yongxiang (沈永祥) Antananarivo July 2010
Malawi Ref Pan Hejun (潘和钧) Lilongwe August 2010
Malaysia Ref Chai Xi (柴玺) Kuala Lumpur July 2010
Maldives RefYu Hongyao (余洪耀) N/A October 2011
Mali RefCao Zhongming (曹忠明) Bamako April 2011
Malta RefZhang Keyuan (张克远) St. Julian's August 2009
Marshall Islands[5] Ref
Mauritania RefChen Gonglai (陈公来) Nouakchott December 2010
Mauritius RefBian Yanhua (毛里求斯) Belle Rose May 2009
Mexico RefZeng Gang (曾钢) Mexico City January 2011
Micronesia, Federated States of RefZhang Weidong (张卫东) Kolonia August 2009
Moldova RefTong Mingtao (佟明涛) Chisinau January 2012
Monaco[9] RefKong Quan (孔泉) Paris March 2008
Mongolia RefWang Xiaolong (王小龙)Ulaanbaatar February 2011
Montenegro RefZhao Zhilin (智昭林) Podgorica March 2010
Morocco RefSun Shuzhan (舒展) Rabat July 2013
Mozambique RefHuang Songpu (黄松甫) Maputo July 2010
MyanmarRefLiu Junhua (刘军华) Rangoon December 2010
Namibia Ref Wei Ruixing (魏瑞兴) Windhoek May 2010
Nauru [5]Ref
Nepal RefYang Houlan (杨厚兰)Kathmandu July 2011
Netherlands RefZhang Jun (张军) The Hague April 2008
New Zealand[6] RefXu Jianguo (徐建国)[7] Wellington August 2010
Nicaragua[5]
NigerRef Xia Huang Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office November 2009
Nigeria RefDeng Boqing (邓波清) Abuja September 2010
Niue[6] RefXu Jianguo (徐建国)[7] Wellington August 2010
Norway RefTang Guoqiang (唐国强) Oslo September 2009
Oman RefWu Jiuhong (吴久洪) Muscat December 2010
Pakistan Ref Liu Jian (刘健) Islamabad July 2010
Palau[5]
Palestinian National Authority Ref Yang Weiguo (杨伟国) N/A November 2005
Panama[5]
Papua New Guinea RefQiu Bohua (仇伯华) Port Moresby May 2010
Paraguay[5]
Peru Ref Huang Minhui (黄敏慧) Lima November 2011
Philippines Ref Ma Keqing (马克卿) Manila January 2012
Poland RefSun Yuxi (孙玉玺) Warsaw June 2010
Portugal RefZhang Beisan (张备三) Lisbon May 2010
Qatar Ref Zhang Zhiliang (张志良) Doha November 2010
Romania Ref Huo Yuzhen (霍玉珍) Bucharest December 2011
Russia RefLi Hui (李辉) Moscow August 2009
Rwanda Ref---- (--) Kigali June 2013
Saint Kitts and Nevis[5]
Saint Lucia[5] Ref
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[5]
Samoa RefZhao Weiping (赵卫平) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office April 2011
San Marino[10] RefDing Wei (丁伟) Rome April 2010
São Tomé and Príncipe[5] Ref
Saudi Arabia RefLi Chengwen (李成文) Riyadh November 2011
Senegal Ref Gong Yuanxing (龚元兴) Dakar November 2009
Serbia RefWei Jinghua (魏敬华) Belgrade August 2008
Seychelles Shi Zhongjun (史忠俊) Mahe November 2011
Sierra Leone Ref Kuang Weilin (旷伟霖) Freetown December 2010
Singapore RefWei Wei (魏苇) Singapore May 2010
Slovakia Ref Gu Ziping (顾子平) Bratislava August 2010
Slovenia RefSun Rongmin (孙荣民) Ljubljana May 2010
Solomon Islands[5]
Somalia[13] Ref
South Africa Ref Zhong Jianhua (钟建华) Pretoria April 2007
South Ossetia[14]
South Sudan[15] RefLi Zhiguo (李志国) Juba September 2011
Spain[4] RefZhu Bangzao (朱邦造) Madrid 2008
Sri Lanka[16] RefYang Xiuping Colombo January 2009
Sudan RefLuo Xiaoguang (罗小光) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office September 2011
Suriname Ref Yuan Nansheng (袁南生) Paramaribo August 2009
Swaziland[5]
Sweden RefLan Lijun (兰立俊) Stockholm March 2011
Switzerland[12] RefXu Jinghu (许镜湖)Bern June 2013
Syria RefLi Huaxin (李华新) Damascus August 2011
Tajikistan RefFan Xianrong (范先荣) Dushanbe July 2010
Tanzania Ref Liu Xinsheng (刘昕生) Dar es Salaam September 2007
Thailand RefGuan Shu (管木) Bangkok February 2009
Togo Ref Wang Zuofeng (王作峰)Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office January 2011
Tonga RefWang Donghua (王东华) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office October 2010
Trinidad and Tobago Ref Yang Youming (杨优明) Port of Spain October 2010
Tunisia RefHuo Zhengde (火正德) Tunis July 2010
Turkey RefGong Xiaosheng (宫小生) Ankara October 2008
Turkmenistan RefXiao Qinghua (肖清华) Ashgabat May 2011
Tuvalu[5]
Uganda Ref Zhao Yali (赵亚力) Kampala October 2011
Ukraine RefZhang Xiyun (张喜云) Kiev July 2010
United Arab Emirates Ref Gao Yusheng (高育生) Abu Dhabi October 2006
United Kingdom RefLiu Xiaoming (刘晓明) London February 2010
United States Ref Cui Tiankai (崔天凯) Washington, D.C. April 2013
Uruguay RefQu Shengwu (屈生武) Montevideo November 2010
Uzbekistan RefZhang Xiao (张霄) Tashkent March 2011
Vanuatu RefCheng Shuping (程树平) Embassy August 2007
Venezuela RefZhao Rongxian (赵荣宪) Caracas February 2010
Vietnam RefKong Xuanyou (孔铉佑) Hanoi August 2011
Western Sahara[17]
Yemen Ref Liu Denglin (刘登林) Sana’a July 2009
Zambia Ref Zhou Yuxiao (周欲晓) Lusaka May 2011
Zimbabwe Ref Xin Shunkang (忻顺康) Harare August 2009

Ambassadors to international organizations

Current ambassadors from the People's Republic of China to international organizations

Host organization Location Ambassador
European Union Brussels, Belgium Song Zhe (宋哲)
United Nations New York, United States Liu Jieyi (刘结一)
Deputy Representative to the United Nations (Ambassador Rank) New York, United States Wang Min (王民)
United Nations Office in Geneva Geneva, Switzerland He Yafei (何亚非)
United Nations and Other International Organizations in Vienna Vienna, Austria Cheng Jingye (成竞业)
World Trade Organization Geneva, Switzerland Yi Xiaozhun (易小准)

Ambassadors-at-large

Current ambassador-at-Large from the People's Republic of China with worldwide responsibility:

Title (competence) Ambassador
Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs of China Wu Haitao (吴海涛)

See also

Notes and references

  1. "The Standing Committee of the NPC". Gov.cn. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  2. "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  3. 历任大使. 中国外交人物 (in Chinese). 中华人民共和国外交部. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Beginning on June 29, 1994, the PRC Ambassador to Spain—resident in Madrid—is also accredited to Andorra.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 These nations currently maintain official diplomatic relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan, and as a result the PRC has no ties with them. See also Foreign relations of the Republic of China.
  6. 1 2 3 One ambassador—resident in Wellington— is accredited to New Zealand, the Cook Islands, and Niue.
  7. 1 2 3 The current ambassador resident in New Zealand and the current PRC ambassador to Grenada are two distinct individuals who share the same name.
  8. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not recognized by the United Nations, the People's Republic of China, nor any other country aside from Turkey.
  9. 1 2 As of February 2006, the PRC ambassador to France is also accredited to Monaco.
  10. 1 2 Since 1991, the PRC Ambassador to Italy has also been accredited to San Marino.
  11. The People's Republic of China does not recognize the independence of Kosovo. See also International recognition of Kosovo.
  12. 1 2 Although the PRC and Liechtenstein maintain diplomatic relations, there is no Ambassador-level representative to the country. The Consul-General of the PRC's consulate in Zurich is the chief representative of China to Liechtenstein. Source: Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Zurich.
  13. The People's Republic of China maintains diplomatic relations with Somalia, but no longer has an embassy there. The last ambassador to Somalia was Xu Yingjie (徐英杰), who served until April 1992.
  14. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are not recognized by the United Nations, the People's Republic of China, nor any other countries aside from Russia, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
  15. Li Zhiguo, the former consul-general of the People's Republic of China in southern Sudan, has been elevated to the rank of Ambassador to South Sudan. Source: http://news.china.com.cn/rollnews/2011-07/11/content_8836185.htm
  16. From October 1972 to October 2011, the People's Republic of China Ambassador to Sri Lanka served concurrently as the Ambassador to the Maldives.
  17. The People's Republic of China does not recognize Western Sahara, nor does the PRC recognize Moroccan claims to sovereignty over Western Sahara. Sources: Western Sahara, Foreign relations of Western Sahara, Foreign relations of Morocco.

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