Ambassadors of the People's Republic of China

This article contains several lists of Ambassadors from the People's Republic of 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]

Contents

Current PRC 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 country Ref Ambassador Name Embassy
Website		 Date Selected
Afghanistan Ref Xu Feihong (徐飞洪) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office April 2011
Albania Ref Wang Junling (王俊岭) Tirana November 2007
Algeria Ref Liu Yuhe (刘玉和) Algiers April 2008
Andorra[4] Ref Zhu 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 Ref Tian Changchun (田长春) Yerevan March 2010
Australia Ref Chen Yuming (陈育明) Canberra November 2009
Austria Ref Shi Mingde (史明德) Vienna August 2010
Azerbaijan Ref Zhang Yannian (张延年) Baku March 2009
The Bahamas Ref Hu Shan (胡山) Nassau May 2011
Bahrain Ref Yang Weiguo (杨伟国) Manama November 2009
Bangladesh Ref Zhang Xianyi (张宪一) Dhaka March 2009
Barbados Ref Wei Qiang (魏强) Christ Church May 2009
Belarus Ref Lu Guicheng (鲁桂成) Minsk November 2008
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 Ref Wang Fuguo (王辅国) N/A August 2010
Botswana Ref Liu Huanxing (刘焕兴) Gaborone April 2009
Brazil Ref Qiu Xiaoqi (邱小琪) Brasilia March 2009
Brunei Ref Zheng Xianglin (郑祥林) Bandar Seri Begawan December 2011
Bulgaria Ref Guo Yezhou (郭业洲) Sofia August 2010
Burkina Faso[5] Ref
Burundi Ref Yu Xuzhong (郁序忠) Bujumbura June 2010
Cambodia Ref Pan Guangxue (潘广学) Phnom Penh March 2010
Cameroon Ref Xue Jinwei (薛金维) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office February 2010
Canada Ref Zhang 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 Ref Sun Haichao (孙海潮) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office April 2011
Chad Ref Yang Guangyu (杨广玉) Ndjamena August 2009
Chile Ref Lü Fan (吕凡) Santiago December 2009
Colombia Ref Gao Zhengyue (高正月) Bogotá August 2009
Comoros Ref Wang 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 Congo Ref Li Shuli (李树立) Brazzaville November 2007
Cook Islands[6] Ref Xu Jianguo (徐建国)[7] Wellington August 2010
Costa Rica Ref Li Changhua (李长华） San José June 2010
Côte d'Ivoire Ref Wei Wenhua (魏文华) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office November 2007
Croatia Ref Shen Zhifei (申知非) Zagreb May 2010
Cuba Ref Liu Yuqin (刘玉琴) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office February 2010
Cyprus Ref Li Guobang (李国邦) Nicosia November 2009
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[8]
Czech Republic Ref Yu Qingtai (于庆泰) Prague September 2010
Denmark Ref Xie 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 Fu Yuancong (傅元聪) Dili May 2009
Ecuador Ref Yuan Guisen (苑桂森) Quito January 2011
Egypt Ref Song 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 Ref Li Liansheng (李连生) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office August 2009
Estonia Ref Huang Zhongpo (黄忠坡) Tallinn June 2008
Ethiopia Ref Jie Xiaoyan (解晓岩) Addis Ababa November 2011
Fiji Ref Han Zhiqiang (韩志强) Suva October 2008
Finland Ref Huang Xing (黄兴) Helsinki August 2009
France[9] Ref Kong 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 Ref Chen Jianfu (陈建福) Tbilisi October 2010
Germany Ref Wu Hongbo (吴红波) Berlin August 2009
Ghana Ref Gong Jianzhong (龚建忠) Accra August 2010
Greece Ref Luo Linquan (罗林泉) Athens November 2007
Grenada Ref Xu Jianguo (徐建国) St. George's October 2010
Guatemala[5]
Guinea Ref Zhao Lixing (赵立兴) Conakry October 2010
Guinea-Bissau Ref 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 Ref Gao Jian (高建) Budapest August 2009
Iceland Ref Su Ge (苏格) Reykjavik September 2009
India Ref Zhang Dan (张炎) New Delhi December 2007
Indonesia Ref Zhang Qiyue (章启月) Jakarta August 2008
Iran Ref Yu Hongyang (郁红阳) Tehran July 2010
Iraq Ref Ni Jian (倪坚) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office November 2011
Ireland Ref Liu Biwei (刘碧伟) Dublin December 2007
Israel Ref Gao Yanping (高燕平) Tel Aviv September 2011
Italy[10] Ref Ding Wei (丁伟) Rome April 2010
Jamaica Ref Zheng Qingdian (郑清典) Kingston May 2011
Japan Ref Cheng Yonghua (程永华) Tokyo February 2010
Jordan Ref Yue Xiaoyong (岳晓勇) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office July 2010
Kazakhstan Ref Zhou Li (周力) Astana May 2010
Kenya Ref Liu Guangyuan (刘光源) Nairobi September 2010
Kiribati[5] Ref
North Korea Ref Liu Hongcai (刘洪才) Pyongyang March 2010
South Korea Ref Zhang Xinsen (张鑫森) Seoul March 2010
Kosovo[11]
Kuwait Ref Huang Jiemin (黄杰民) Yarmouk June 2008
Kyrgyzstan Ref Wang Kaiwen (王开文) Bishkek March 2009
Laos Ref Bu Jianguo (布建国) Vientiane March 2010
Latvia Ref Hu Yeshun (胡业顺) Riga August 2010
Lebanon Ref Wu Zexian (吴泽献) Beirut January 2011
Lesotho Ref Hu Dingxian (胡定贤) Maseru May 2011
Liberia Ref Zhao Jianhua (赵鉴华) Monrovia May 2011
Libya Ref Wang Wangsheng (王旺生) Tripoli June 2008
Liechtenstein[12]
Lithuania Ref Tong Mingtao (佟明涛) Vilnius January 2009
Luxembourg Ref Zeng Xianqi (曾宪柒) Luxembourg August 2010
Macedonia Ref Dong 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 Ref Yu Hongyao (余洪耀) N/A October 2011
Mali Ref Cao Zhongming (曹忠明) Bamako April 2011
Malta Ref Zhang Keyuan (张克远) St. Julian's August 2009
Marshall Islands[5] Ref
Mauritania Ref Chen Gonglai (陈公来) Nouakchott December 2010
Mauritius Ref Bian Yanhua (毛里求斯) Belle Rose May 2009
Mexico Ref Zeng Gang (曾钢) Mexico City January 2011
Micronesia, Federated States of Ref Zhang Weidong (张卫东) Kolonia August 2009
Moldova Ref Fang Li (房利) Chisinau July 2010
Monaco[9] Ref Kong Quan (孔泉) Paris March 2008
Mongolia Ref Wang Xiaolong (王小龙) Ulaanbaatar February 2011
Montenegro Ref Zhao Zhilin (智昭林) Podgorica March 2010
Morocco Ref Xu Jinghu (许镜湖) Rabat June 2009
Mozambique Ref Huang Songpu (黄松甫) Maputo July 2010
Myanmar Ref Liu Junhua (刘军华) Rangoon December 2010
Namibia Ref Wei Ruixing (魏瑞兴) Windhoek May 2010
Nauru [5] Ref
Nepal Ref Yang Houlan (杨厚兰) Kathmandu July 2011
Netherlands Ref Zhang Jun (张军) The Hague April 2008
New Zealand[6] Ref Xu Jianguo (徐建国)[7] Wellington August 2010
Nicaragua[5]
Niger Ref Xia Huang Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office November 2009
Nigeria Ref Deng Boqing (邓波清) Abuja September 2010
Niue[6] Ref Xu Jianguo (徐建国)[7] Wellington August 2010
Norway Ref Tang Guoqiang (唐国强) Oslo September 2009
Oman Ref Wu 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 Ref Qiu Bohua (仇伯华) Port Moresby May 2010
Paraguay[5]
Peru Ref Zhao Wuyi Lima August 2009
Philippines Ref Liu Jianchao (刘建超) Manila March 2010
Poland Ref Sun Yuxi (孙玉玺) Warsaw June 2010
Portugal Ref Zhang Beisan (张备三) Lisbon May 2010
Qatar Ref Zhang Zhiliang (张志良) Doha November 2010
Romania Ref Liu Zengwen (刘增文) Bucharest November 2007
Russia Ref Li Hui (李辉) Moscow August 2009
Rwanda Ref Shu Zhan (舒展) Kigali December 2010
Saint Kitts and Nevis[5]
Saint Lucia[5] Ref
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[5]
Samoa Ref Zhao Weiping (赵卫平) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office April 2011
San Marino[10] Ref Ding Wei (丁伟) Rome April 2010
São Tomé and Príncipe[5] Ref
Saudi Arabia Ref Li Chengwen (李成文) Riyadh November 2011
Senegal Ref Gong Yuanxing (龚元兴) Dakar November 2009
Serbia Ref Wei 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 Ref Wei Wei (魏苇) Singapore May 2010
Slovakia Ref Gu Ziping (顾子平) Bratislava August 2010
Slovenia Ref Sun 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] Ref Li Zhiguo (李志国) Juba September 2011
Spain[4] Ref Zhu Bangzao (朱邦造) Madrid 2008
Sri Lanka[16] Ref Yang Xiuping Colombo January 2009
Sudan Ref Luo 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 Ref Lan Lijun (兰立俊) Stockholm March 2011
Switzerland[12] Ref Wu Ken (吴恳) Bern September 2010
Syria Ref Zhang Xun (李华新) Damascus August 2011
Tajikistan Ref Fan Xianrong (范先荣) Dushanbe July 2010
Tanzania Ref Liu Xinsheng (刘昕生) Dar es Salaam September 2007
Thailand Ref Guan Shu (管木) Bangkok February 2009
Togo Ref Wang Zuofeng (王作峰) Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office January 2011
Tonga Ref Wang 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 Ref Huo Zhengde (火正德) Tunis July 2010
Turkey Ref Gong Xiaosheng (宫小生) Ankara October 2008
Turkmenistan Ref Xiao Qinghua (肖清华) Ashgabat May 2011
Tuvalu[5]
Uganda Ref Zhao Yali (赵亚力) Kampala October 2011
Ukraine Ref Zhang Xiyun (张喜云) Kiev July 2010
United Arab Emirates Ref Gao Yusheng (高育生) Abu Dhabi October 2006
United Kingdom Ref Liu Xiaoming (刘晓明) London February 2010
United States Ref Zhang Yesui (张业遂) Washington, D.C. March 2010
Uruguay Ref Qu Shengwu (屈生武) Montevideo November 2010
Uzbekistan Ref Zhang Xiao (张霄) Tashkent March 2011
Vanuatu Ref Cheng Shuping (程树平) Embassy August 2007
Venezuela Ref Zhao Rongxian (赵荣宪) Caracas February 2010
Vietnam Ref Kong 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 Li Baodong (李保东)
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 Hu Xiaodi (胡小笛)
World Trade Organization Geneva, Switzerland Yi Xiaozhun (易小准)

Ambassadors-at-large

Current ambassadors-at-large from the People's Republic of China with worldwide responsibility:

Title (competence) Ambassador
Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs of China Hu Xiaodi (胡小笛)

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "The Standing Committee of the NPC". Gov.cn. http://english.gov.cn/2005-09/02/content_28456.htm. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". http://www.npc.gov.cn/englishnpc/Law/2007-12/05/content_1381903.htm. Retrieved July 18, 2011. 
  3. ^ "历任大使" (in Chinese). 中国外交人物. 中华人民共和国外交部. http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/chn/pds/ziliao/wjrw/2167/. Retrieved 4 April 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Beginning on June 29, 1994, the PRC Ambassador to Spain—resident in Madrid—is also accredited to Andorra.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w 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. ^ a b c One ambassador—resident in Wellington— is accredited to New Zealand, the Cook Islands, and Niue.
  7. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b As of February 2006, the PRC ambassador to France is also accredited to Monaco.
  10. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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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