Ambassadors of China

Ministry of Foreign Affairs 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 country Ref Ambassador Embassy
Website		 Confirmed
 Afghanistan Ref WANG Yu (王愚) Kabul 2019.12
 Albania Ref Vacant Tirana TBA
 Algeria Ref LI Jian (李健) Algiers 2022.07
 Andorra[4] Ref WU Haitao (吴海涛) Madrid 2020.05
 Angola Ref GONG Tao (龚韬) Luanda 2019.04
 Antigua and Barbuda Ref ZHANG Yanling (张艳玲) St. John's 2021.12
 Argentina Ref ZOU Xiaoli (邹肖力) Buenos Aires 2019.01
 Armenia Ref FAN Yong (范勇) Yerevan 2020.11
 Australia Ref QIAN Xiao (肖千) Canberra 2022.01
 Austria Ref QI Mei (亓玫) Vienna 2023.03
 Azerbaijan Ref GUO Min (郭敏) Baku 2019.08
 The Bahamas Ref DAI Qingli (戴庆利) Nassau 2021.04
 Bahrain Ref NI Ruchi (倪汝池) Manama 2023.03
 Bangladesh Ref YAO Wen (姚文) Dhaka 2023.01
 Barbados Ref YAN Xiusheng (延秀生) Christ Church 2018.01
 Belarus Ref XIE Xiaoyong (谢小用) Minsk 2020.11
 Belgium Ref CAO Zhongming (曹忠明) Brussels 2018.09
 Benin Ref PENG Jingtao (彭惊涛) Cotonou 2018.04
 Bolivia Ref HUANG Yazhong (黄亚中) La Paz 2019.12
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ref JI Ping (季平) Sarajevo 2019.02
 Botswana Ref WANG Xuefeng (王雪峰) Gaborone 2021.05
 Brazil Ref ZHU Qingqiao (祝青桥) Brasilia 2023.01
 Brunei Ref XIAO Jianguo (肖建国) Seri Begawan 2023.03
 Bulgaria Ref DONG Xiaojun (董晓军) Sofia 2019.04
 Burkina Faso Ref LU Shan (卢山) Ouagadougou 2022.06
 Burundi Ref ZHAO Jiangping (赵江平) Bujumbura 2021.05
 Cambodia Ref WANG Wentian (王文天) Phnom Penh 2018.12
 Cameroon Ref WANG Yingwu (王英武) Yaoundé 2018.07
 Canada Ref CONG Peiwu (丛培武) Ottawa 2019.10
 Cape Verde Ref XU Jie (徐杰) Praia 2022.07
 Central African Republic Ref LI Qinfeng (李钦峰) Bangui 2023.02
 Chad Ref WANG Xining (王晰宁) Ndjamena 2022.11
 Chile Ref NIU Qingbao (牛清报) Santiago 2021.03
 Colombia Ref Vacant Bogotá TBA
 Comoros Ref GUO Zhijun (郭志军) Moroni 2023.01
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ref ZHAO Bin (赵斌) Kinshasa 2023.06
 Republic of the Congo Ref MA Fulin (马福林) Brazzaville 2018.05
 Cook Islands[5] Ref WANG Xiaolong (王小龙) Wellington 2022.02
 Costa Rica Ref TANG Heng (汤恒) San José 2017.05
 Croatia Ref QI Qianjin (齐前进) Zagreb 2021.12
 Cuba Ref MA Hui (马辉) Havana 2021.08
 Cyprus Ref LIU Yantao (刘彦涛) Nicosia 2020.11
 Czech Republic Ref FENG Biao (冯飚) Prague 2022.11
 Denmark Ref FENG Tie (冯铁) Copenhagen 2019.06
 Djibouti Ref HU Bin (胡斌) Djibouti City 2021.08
 Dominica Ref LIN Xianjiang (林先江) Roseau 2021.11
 Dominican Republic Ref CHEN Luning (陈鲁宁) Santo Domingo 2023.05
 East Timor Ref Vacant Dili TBA
 Ecuador Ref CHEN Guoyou (陈国友) Quito 2019.05
 Egypt[6] Ref LIAO Liqiang (廖力强) Cairo 2019.07
 El Salvador Ref ZHANG Yanhui (张艳辉) San Salvador 2023.02
 Equatorial Guinea Ref Vacant Malabo TBA
 Eritrea Ref CAI Ge (蔡革) Asmara 2020.07
 Estonia Ref LI Chao (李超) Tallinn 2018.01
 Ethiopia Ref ZHAO Zhiyuan (赵志远) Addis Ababa 2020.11
 Fiji Ref ZHOU Jian (周剑) Suva 2023.02
 Finland Ref WANG Tongqing (王同庆) Helsinki 2022.06
 France[7] Ref LU Shaye (卢沙野) Paris 2019.08
 Gabon Ref LI Jinjin (李津津) Libreville 2022.09
 The Gambia Ref LIU Jin (刘晋) Banjul 2022.09
 Georgia Ref ZHOU Qian (周谦) Tbilisi 2022.06
 Germany Ref WU Ken (吴恳) Berlin 2019.04
 Ghana Ref LU Kun (卢坤) Accra 2021.02
 Greece Ref XIAO Junzheng (肖军正) Athens 2021.10
 Grenada Ref WEI Hongtian (韦宏添) St. George's 2021.01
 Guinea Ref HUANG Wei (黄巍) Conakry 2018.09
 Guinea-Bissau Ref GUO Ce (郭策) Bissau 2020.11
 Guyana Ref GUO Haiyan (郭海燕) Georgetown 2021.11
 Honduras Ref Vacant Tegucigalpa TBA
 Hungary Ref QI Dayu (齐大愚) Budapest 2020.11
 Iceland Ref HE Rulong (何儒龙) Reykjavik 2022.02
 India Ref Vacant New Delhi TBA
 Indonesia Ref LU Kang (陆慷) Jakarta 2022.03
 Iran Ref CHANG Hua (常华) Tehran 2019.07
 Iraq Ref CUI Wei (崔巍) Baghdad 2022.04
 Ireland Ref HE Xiangdong (何向东) Dublin 2019.06
 Israel Ref CAI Run (蔡润) Tel Aviv 2021.02
 Ivory Coast Ref WU Jie (吴杰) Yamoussoukro 2023.05
 Italy[8] Ref JIA Guide (贾桂德) Rome 2023.02
 Jamaica[9] Ref CHEN Daojiang (陈道江) Kingston 2022.06
 Japan Ref Wu Jianghao (吴江浩) Tokyo 2023.02
 Jordan Ref CHEN Chuandong (陈传东) Amman 2021.01
 Kazakhstan Ref ZHANG Xiao (张霄) Astana 2018.09
 Kenya Ref ZHOU Pingjian (周平剑) Nairobi 2020.09
 Kiribati Ref Vacant South Tarawa TBA
 North Korea Ref Vacant Pyongyang TBA
 South Korea Ref XING Haiming (邢海明) Seoul 2020.02
 Kuwait Ref ZHANG Jianwei (张建卫) Yarmouk 2022.06
 Kyrgyzstan Ref DU Dewen (杜德文) Bishkek 2019.04
 Laos Ref JIANG Zaidong (姜再冬) Vientiane 2018.11
 Latvia Ref TANG Songgen (唐松根) Riga 2023.06
 Lebanon Ref QIAN Minjian (钱敏坚) Beirut 2021.07
 Lesotho Ref LEI Kezhong (雷克中) Maseru 2019.09
 Liberia Ref REN Yisheng (任义生) Monrovia 2020.07
 Libya Ref Vacant Tripoli TBA
 Liechtenstein[10] Ref CHEN Yun (陈昀) Zurich 2023.04
 Lithuania[11] Ref Vacant Vilnius TBA
 Luxembourg Ref HUA Ning (华宁) Luxembourg 2022.09
 Madagascar Ref GUO Xiaomei (郭晓梅) Antananarivo 2020.11
 Malawi Ref LONG Zhou (龙舟) Lilongwe 2022.09
 Malaysia Ref OUYANG Yujing (欧阳玉靖) Kuala Lumpur 2021.01
 Maldives Ref WANG Lixin (王立新) Male 2021.09
 Mali Ref CHEN Zhihong (陈志宏) Bamako 2021.11
 Malta Ref YU Dunhai (于敦海) St. Julian's 2021.01
 Mauritania Ref LI Baijun (李柏军) Nouakchott 2021.04
 Mauritius Ref ZHU Liying (朱立英) Belle Rose 2021.08
 Mexico Ref ZHANG Run (张润) Mexico City 2023.03
 Federated States of Micronesia Ref WU Wei (吴伟) Kolonia 2023.07
 Moldova Ref YAN Wenbin (闫文滨) Chisinau 2022.02
 Monaco[7] Ref LU Shaye (卢沙野) Paris 2019.08
 Mongolia Ref CHAI Wenrui (柴文睿) Ulaanbaatar 2020.02
 Montenegro Ref FAN Kun (范琨) Podgorica 2022.11
 Morocco Ref LI Changlin (李昌林) Rabat 2021.05
 Mozambique Ref WANG Hejun (王贺军) Maputo 2020.08
 Myanmar Ref CHEN Hai (陈海) Yangon 2019.07
 Namibia Ref ZHAO Weiping (赵卫平) Windhoek 2023.02
   Nepal Ref Chen Song (陈松) Kathmandu 2023.02
 Netherlands[12] Ref TAN Jian (谈践) The Hague 2021.01
 New Zealand[5] Ref WANG Xiaolong (王小龙) Wellington 2022.02
 Nicaragua Ref CHEN Xi (陈曦) Managua 2022.07
 Niger Ref JIANG Feng (蒋烽) Niamey 2021.09
 Nigeria Ref CUI Jianchun (崔建春) Abuja 2021.04
 Niue[5] Ref WANG Xiaolong (王小龙) Wellington 2022.02
 North Macedonia Ref ZHANG Zuo (张佐) Skopje 2019.10
 Norway Ref HOU Yue (侯悦) Oslo 2023.02
 Oman Ref LI Lingbing (李凌冰) Muscat 2019.01
 Pakistan Ref NONG Rong (农融) Islamabad 2020.11
 State of Palestine[13] Ref GUO Wei (郭伟) Ramallah 2018.04
 Panama Ref WEI Qiang (魏强) Panama City 2017.10
 Papua New Guinea Ref ZENG Fanhua (曾凡华) Port Moresby 2021.07
 Peru Ref SONG Yang (宋扬) Lima 2022.09
 Philippines Ref HUANG Xilian (黄溪连) Manila 2020.01
 Poland Ref SUN Linjiang (孙霖江) Warsaw 2021.09
 Portugal Ref ZHAO Bentang (赵本堂) Lisbon 2021.03
 Qatar Ref Vacant Doha TBA
 Romania Ref HAN Chunlin (韩春霖) Bucharest 2022.06
 Russia Ref ZHANG Hanhui (张汉晖) Moscow 2019.09
 Rwanda Ref WANG Xuekun (王雪坤) Kigali 2022.06
 Samoa Ref CHAO Xiaoliang (巢小良) Apia 2019.05
 San Marino[8] Ref JIA Guide (贾桂德) Rome 2023.02
 São Tomé and Príncipe Ref XU Yingzhen (徐迎真) São Tomé 2020.11
 Saudi Arabia Ref CHEN Weiqing (陈伟庆) Riyadh 2019.05
 Senegal Ref XIAO Han (肖晗) Dakar 2020.10
 Serbia Ref Li Ming (李明) Belgrade 2023.10
 Seychelles Ref GUO Wei (郭玮) Victoria 2018.11
 Sierra Leone Ref WANG Qing (王擎) Freetown 2023.02
 Singapore Ref SUN Haiyan (孙海燕) Singapore 2022.06
 Slovakia Ref SUN Lijie (孙立杰) Bratislava 2020.03
 Slovenia Ref WANG Shunqing (王顺卿) Ljubljana 2019.01
 Solomon Islands Ref Honiara
 Somalia Ref FEI Shengchao (费胜潮) Mogadishu 2021.09
 South Africa Ref CHEN Xiaodong (陈晓东) Pretoria 2020.10
 South Sudan Ref MA Qiang (马强) Juba 2022.11
 Spain[4] Ref WU Haitao (吴海涛) Madrid 2020.05
 Sri Lanka Ref QI Zhenhong (戚振宏) Colombo 2020.11
 Sudan Ref MA Xinmin (马新民) Khartoum 2019.02
 Suriname Ref HAN Jing (韩镜) Paramaribo 2021.09
 Sweden Ref CUI Aimin (崔爱民) Stockholm 2022.02
  Switzerland[10] Ref WANG Shiting (王世廷) Bern 2020.09
 Syria Ref SHI Hongwei (史宏微) Damascus 2023.02
 Tajikistan Ref JI Shumin (吉树民) Dushanbe 2022.04
 Tanzania Ref CHEN Mingjian (陈明健) Dar es Salaam 2021.10
 Thailand Ref HAN Zhiqiang (韩志强) Bangkok 2021.09
 Togo Ref CHAO Weidong (巢卫东) Lomé 2018.09
 Tonga Ref CAO Xiaolin(曹小林) Nuku'alofa 2020.01
 Trinidad and Tobago Ref FANG Qiu (方遒) Port of Spain 2020.11
 Tunisia Ref WAN Li (万黎) Tunis 2023.02
 Turkey Ref LIU Shaobin (刘少宾) Ankara 2020.11
 Turkmenistan Ref QIAN Naicheng (钱乃成) Ashgabat 2016.10
 Uganda Ref ZHANG Lizhong (张利忠) Kampala 2021.07
 Ukraine Ref FAN Xianrong (范先荣) Kiev 2020.03
 United Arab Emirates Ref ZHANG Yiming (张益明) Abu Dhabi 2022.06
 United Kingdom Ref ZHENG Zeguang (郑泽光) London 2021.07
 United States Ref XIE Feng (谢锋) Washington, D.C. 2023.05
 Uruguay Ref WANG Gang (王刚) Montevideo 2018.04
 Uzbekistan Ref YU Jun (于骏) Tashkent 2023.07
 Vanuatu Ref LI Minggang (李名刚) Port Vila 2022.09
 Venezuela Ref LAN Hu (蓝虎) Caracas 2023.05
 Vietnam Ref XIONG Bo (熊波) Hanoi 2018.12
 Yemen Ref Vacant Sana’a TBA
 Zambia Ref DU Xiaohui (杜晓晖) Lusaka 2022.04
 Zimbabwe Ref ZHOU Ding (周鼎) Harare 2023.06

Ambassadors to international organizations

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

Host organization Ambassador Embassy
Website		 Confirmed
 Arab League[6] LIAO Liqiang (廖力强) Cairo 2019.07
 Association of Southeast Asian Nations HOU Yanqi (侯艳琪) Jakarta 2023.01
 African Union HU Changchun (胡长春) Addis Ababa 2022.07
 European Union FU Cong (傅聪) Bruxelles 2023.01
 United Nations ZHANG Jun (张军) New York 2019.08
 United Nations Office in Geneva CHEN Xu (陈旭) Geneva 2019.07
 United Nations Office in Vienna LI Song (李松) Vienna 2023.03
 United Nations Office in Bangkok KE Yousheng (柯友生) Bangkok 2020.08
 Food and Agriculture Organization GUANG Defu (广德福) Rome 2021.04
 World Trade Organization LI Chenggang (李成钢) Geneva 2021.02
International Seabed Authority[9] CHEN Daojiang (陈道江) Kinston 2022.06
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons[12] TAN Jian (谈践) The Hague 2021.01

Ambassadors-at-large

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

Title (competence) Ambassador since
Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs of China (特命全权裁军事务大使) SHEN Jian (沈健) 2023.08

See also

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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. ^ a b Beginning on June 29, 1994, the PRC Ambassador to Spain—resident in Madrid—is also accredited to Andorra.
  5. ^ a b c One ambassador—resident in Wellington— is accredited to New Zealand, the Cook Islands, and Niue.
  6. ^ a b The embassy of China in Egypt is also as Permanent Mission to Arab League.
  7. ^ a b As of February 2019, the PRC ambassador to France is also accredited to Monaco.
  8. ^ a b Since 1991, the PRC Ambassador to Italy has also been accredited to San Marino.
  9. ^ a b The embassy of China in Jamaica is also as Permanent Mission to International Seabed Authority.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Since November 2021, degraded to the representative office that serves as the embassy.
  12. ^ a b The embassy of China in Netherlands is also as Permanent Mission to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
  13. ^ Set up as a representative office and serve as the de facto embassy.

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