List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to China
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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.
Further information: Sino-British relations
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[edit] List of Heads of Mission
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[edit] Ambassadors to Imperial China
- 1861–1864 Sir Frederick Bruce
- 1864–1865 Sir Thomas Wade (acting)
- 1865–1869 Sir Rutherford Alcock
- 1869 A.Fraser (acting)
- 1869–1876 Sir Thomas Wade
- 1876–1879 A.Fraser (acting)
- 1879–1882 Sir Thomas Wade
- 1882–1883 T. G. Grosvenor (acting)
- 1883–1885 Sir Harry Parkes
- 1895–1900: Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald [1]
- 1900–1906: Sir Ernest Satow
[edit] Ambassadors to the Republic of China
- 1926–1933: Sir Miles Lampson
- 1934–1936: Sir Alexander Cadogan
- 1936–1937: Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen [2]
- 1937–1942: Archibald Clark Kerr
- 1942–1946: Sir Horace James Seymour
- 1946–1950: Sir Ralph Clarmont Skrine Stevenson
[edit] Ambassadors to the People's Republic of China
- 1953–1955: Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan Chargé d'affaires ad interim
- 1965–1968: Sir Donald Hopson Chargé d'affaires ad interim
(from 1968 onwards acting chargés d'affaires ad interim were appointed)
- 1972–1974: Sir John Addis
- 1974–1978: Sir Edward Youde
- 1978–1984: Sir Percy Cradock
- 1984–1988: Sir Richard Evans
- 1988–1991: Sir Alan Donald
- 1991–1994: Sir Robin McLaren
- 1994–1997: Sir Leonard Appleyard
- 1997–2002: Sir Anthony Galsworthy
- 2002–2006: Sir Christopher Hum
- 2006–present: Sir William Ehrman
[edit] References
- ^ E. W. Edwards, ‘MacDonald, Sir Claude Maxwell (1852–1915)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [1], accessed 5 Nov 2008
- ^ London Gazette: no. 34331, p. 6536, 13 October 1936. Retrieved on 25 October 2009.
