| Ambassador from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China 英國大使 |
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Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom |
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Incumbent
Sebastian Wood since 3 March 2010 |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Beijing |
| Inaugural holder |
Frederick Wright-Bruce Sir John Jordan First Ambassador to the People's Republic of China |
| Formation |
1840 1910 Ambassador to the People's Republic of China |
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the People's Republic of China, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in China. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China.
The UK recognized the People's Republic of China in 1950, although the PRC did not agree to the exchange of ambassadors until 1972. Prior to this, the United Kingdom had sent Ministers to the Qing Empire and variously Ministers and Ambassadors to the Republic of China. The Embassy offices have been located in Peking (Beijing), Nanking (Nanjing), or both.
1792-1794: George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
| Name | Tenure Begin | Tenure End | British Monarch | Chinese Monarch |
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| Sir George Elliot | February 1840 | November 1840 | Queen Victoria | Daoguang Emperor |
| Sir Charles Elliot | November 1840 | 12 August 1841 |
| Name | Tenure Begin | Tenure End | British Monarch | Chinese Monarch |
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| Sir Henry Pottinger | 12 August 1841 | 8 May 1844 | Queen Victoria | Daoguang Emperor |
| Sir John Francis Davis | 8 May 1844 | 18 March 1848 | ||
| Sir Samuel George Bonham | 18 March 1848 | 1851 | ||
| Sir John Bowring | 20 December 1853 | 17 April 1857 | Xianfeng Emperor |
| Name | Tenure Begin | Tenure End | British Monarch | Chinese Monarch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir James Bruce | 1857 | 1860 | Queen Victoria | Xianfeng Emperor |
| Sir Frederick Bruce | 7 November 1860 | 19 June 1864 | ||
| Sir Thomas Francis Wade | 19 June 1864 | 7 December 1865 | Tongzhi Emperor | |
| Sir Rutherford Alcock | 7 December 1865 | 1 November 1869 | ||
| Hugh Fraser | 1 November 1869 | 28 November 1869 | ||
| Sir Thomas Wade | 28 November 1869 | 6 November 1876 | ||
| Hugh Fraser | 6 November 1876 | 29 June 1879 | Guangxu Emperor | |
| Sir Thomas Wade | 29 June 1879 | 14 August 1882 | ||
| Thomas George Grosvenor | 14 August 1882 | 17 September 1883 | ||
| Sir Harry Parkes | 28 September 1883 | 22 March 1885 | ||
| Sir Nicholas Robert O'Conor | 22 March 1885 | 15 June 1886 | ||
| Sir John Walsham | 15 June 1886 | 28 September 1892 | ||
| William Nelthorpe Beauclerk | 28 September 1892 | 19 November 1892 | ||
| Sir Nicholas Robert O'Conor | 19 November 1892 | September 1895 | ||
| William Nelthorpe Beauclerk | September 1895 | 24 April 1896 | ||
| Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald[1] | 24 April 1896 | 25 October 1900 | ||
| Sir Ernest Satow | 25 October 1900 | 1906 | Edward VII | |
| R. G. Townley | 3 December 1902 | 21 August 1903 | ||
| Sir John Newell Jordan | 19 September 1906 | 12 March 1910 | ||
| William Grenfell Max-Muller | 12 March 1910 | 28 November 1910 | Xuantong Emperor |
| Name | Tenure Begin | Tenure End | British Monarch | Chinese President |
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| Sir John Newell Jordan | 28 November 1910 | 1 March 1920 | George V | Sun Yat-sen→Yuan Shikai→Li Yuanhong→Feng Guozhang→Xu Shichang |
| Sir Beilby Francis Alston | 1 March 1920 | 1922 | Xu Shichang→Zhou Ziqi→Li Yuanhong | |
| Robert Henry Clive | 1922 | 1922 | ||
| Sir James Ronald Macleay | 1922 | 20 December 1926 | Li Yuanhong→Gao Lingwei→Cao Kun→Huang Fu→Duan Qirui→Hu Weide→Yan Huiqing→Du Xigui→Wellington Koo | |
| Sir Miles Wedderburn Lampson | 20 December 1926 | 3 September 1933 | Wellington Koo→Zhang Zuolin→Chiang Kai-shek→Lin Sen | |
| E. M. B. Ingram | 5 May 1932 | 3 September 1933 | Lin Sen | |
| Sir Alexander Cadogan | 3 September 1933 | 19 May 1935 |
| Name | Tenure Begin | Tenure End | British Monarch | Chinese President |
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| Sir Alexander Cadogan | 15 June 1935 | 5 April 1936 | George V | Lin Sen |
| Sir Robert George Howe | 5 April 1936 | 2 September 1936 | Edward VIII | |
| Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen [2] | 23 September 1936 | 20 December 1937 | ||
| The Rt Hon. Lord Inverchapel | 23 September 1936 | 16 January 1942 | George VI | |
| Sir Horace James Seymour | 16 January 1942 | 23 May 1946 | ||
| Sir Ralph Clarmont Skrine Stevenson | 23 May 1946 | 1948 | Chiang Kai-shek | |
| Sir Lionel Henry Lamb | 1948 | 1948 |
| Name | Tenure Begin | Tenure End | British Monarch | Paramount leader |
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| Sir John Colville Hutchinson | 6 January 1950 | 1953 | George VI | Mao Zedong |
| The Rt Hon. Lord Trevelyan | 1953 | 1955 | Elizabeth II | |
| Sir Con O'Neill | 13 July 1955 | 26 June 1957 | ||
| Sir Archibald Duncan Wilson | 9 September 1957 | 23 July 1959 | ||
| Sir Michael Stewart | 16 September 1959 | 11 April 1962 | ||
| Sir Terence Willcocks Garvey ru:Гарви, Теренс | 9 July 1962 | 16 April 1965 | ||
| Sir Donald Hopson | 14 May 1965 | August 1968 | ||
| Sir Percy Cradock | August 1968 | February 1969 | ||
| John Denson | 1969 | 18 November 1971 | ||
| Sir John Addis | 26 January 1972 | 17 June 1974 | ||
| Sir Edward Youde | 29 August 1974 | 1978 | ||
| Sir Percy Cradock | 15 June 1978 | 1984 | Hua Guofeng | |
| Sir Richard Evans | 23 January 1984 | 1988 | Deng Xiaoping | |
| Sir Alan Donald | 26 May 1988 | 1991 | ||
| Sir Robin McLaren | 20 June 1991 | 1994 | ||
| Sir Leonard Appleyard | 24 September 1994 | 1997 | Jiang Zemin | |
| Sir Anthony Galsworthy | 29 December 1997 | 2002 | ||
| Sir Christopher Hum | 4 April 2002 | 2006 | ||
| Sir William Ehrman | 15 March 2006 | 2010 | Hu Jintao | |
| Sebastian Wood | 3 March 2010 |