Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations
| Permanent Representative and Ambassador of China to the United Nations 中国常驻联合国代表 中國常駐聯合國代表 Zhōngguó Chángzhù Liánhéguó dàibiǎo Chungkuo Ch'angchu Lienhekuo Taipiao | |
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  Emblems of the Republic of China (left) and the People's Republic of China (right) | |
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| Appointer | The President, according to the decision of the National People's Congress |
| Inaugural holder | Quo Tai-chi (ROC) Huang Hua (PRC) |
| Formation | 1946 |
| Website | Permanent Representative and Ambassador |
This is a list of permanent representatives (or ambassadors) of the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China to the United Nations (UN). The current office holder is Zhang Jun, who took office in 2019. Both governments insist on being the sole legitimate representative of all of China, for details of their UN membership, see China and the United Nations. The Chinese representative’s office is located at 350 East 35th Street at Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
1946–1971[]
- Representing the
Republic of China (ROC)
| № | China Ambassador to UN | Years served | UN Secretary-General | President of China | Vice President of China |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quo Tai-chi (Guo Taiqi) 郭泰祺 |
1946–1947 | Gladwyn Jebb | Chiang Kai-shek | Li Zongren |
| Trygve Lie | |||||
| 2 | Tsiang Tingfu (Jiang Tingfu) 蔣廷黻 |
1947–1962 | Chen Cheng | ||
| Dag Hammarskjöld | |||||
| U Thant | |||||
| 3 | Liu Chieh (Liu Jie) 劉鍇 |
1962–1971 | Yen Chia-kan |
1971–present[]
- Representing the
People's Republic of China
| № | China Ambassador to UN | Years served | UN Secretary-General | Paramount leader | President of China | Premier of China |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huang Hua 黄华 |
1971–1976 | U Thant | Mao Zedong | vacant | Zhou Enlai |
| Kurt Waldheim | abolished | Hua Guofeng | ||||
| 2 | Chen Chu 陈楚 |
1977–1980 | Hua Guofeng | |||
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Deng Xiaoping | |||||
| 3 | Ling Qing 凌青 |
1980–1985 | ||||
| Li Xiannian | Zhao Ziyang | |||||
| 4 | 李鹿野 |
1985–1990 | ||||
| Yang Shangkun | Li Peng | |||||
| 5 | Li Daoyu 李道豫 |
1990–1993 | Jiang Zemin | |||
| Boutros Boutros-Ghali | ||||||
| 6 | Li Zhaoxing 李肇星 |
1993–1995 | Jiang Zemin | |||
| 7 | 秦华孙 |
1995–2000 | ||||
| Kofi Annan | Zhu Rongji | |||||
| 8 | Wang Yingfan 王英凡 |
2000–2003 | ||||
| 9 | Wang Guangya 王光亚 |
2003–2008 | Hu Jintao | Hu Jintao | Wen Jiabao | |
| Ban Ki-moon | ||||||
| 10 | Zhang Yesui 张业遂 |
2008–2010 | ||||
| 11 | Li Baodong 李保东 |
2010–2013 | ||||
| 12 | Liu Jieyi 刘结一 |
2013–2018 | Xi Jinping | Xi Jinping | Li Keqiang | |
| 13 | Ma Zhaoxu 马朝旭 |
2018–2019 | António Guterres | |||
| 14 | Zhang Jun 张军 |
2019–present |
See also[]
- Foreign relations of China
- List of current Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
References[]
- New Permanent Representative of China Presents Credentials https://www.un.org/press/en/2019/bio5234.doc.htm
External links[]
 Republic of China(1946–1971) |  | |
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 People's Republic of China(1971–present) | ||
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