List of ambassadors of China to the United States
The ambassador of China to the United States is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the United States. The current ambassador is Xie Feng. The official full title of the office is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America.
List of representatives
This is a list of diplomatic representatives from China to the United States. It includes envoys of the Qing dynasty and the Republic of China from 1875 to 1978, and those of the People's Republic of China since 1973.| Official Full Title | Duration |
| Imperial Envoy of the Great Qing Country Sent to the United States of America | 1875–1912 |
| Envoy of the Republic of China in the United States of America | 1912–1935 |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China to the United States of America | 1928–1978 |
| Representative of the Cooridination Council for North American Affairs | 1979–1994 |
| Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of America | 1994–Incumbent |
| Director of the Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America | 1973–1979 |
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America | 1979–Incumbent |
Nationalist government
For representatives after 1979, see the list of representatives of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States.Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China
The official full title of the post was the Director of the Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America.| No. | Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
| 1 | Huang Zhen | 黄镇 | 30 May 1973 | 18 November 1977 | |
| 2 | Chai Zemin | 柴泽民 | 9 August 1978 | 23 February 1979 |
People's Republic of China
The official full title of the post is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States of America.| No. | Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Appointer | Ref. |
| 1 | Chai Zemin | 柴泽民 | 23 February 1979 | 27 December 1982 | N/A | |
| 2 | Zhang Wenjin | 章文晋 | 4 March 1983 | 10 April 1985 | N/A | |
| 3 | Han Xu | 韩叙 | 3 May 1985 | 18 August 1989 | Li Xiannian | |
| 4 | Zhu Qizhen | 朱启祯 | 20 October 1989 | 30 March 1993 | Yang Shangkun | |
| 5 | Li Daoyu | 李道豫 | 8 April 1993 | February 1998 | Jiang Zemin | |
| 6 | Li Zhaoxing | 李肇星 | 11 March 1998 | 30 January 2001 | Jiang Zemin | |
| 7 | Yang Jiechi | 杨洁篪 | 18 February 2001 | 6 March 2005 | Jiang Zemin | |
| 8 | Zhou Wenzhong | 周文重 | 3 April 2005 | 1 March 2010 | Hu Jintao | |
| 9 | Zhang Yesui | 张业遂 | 14 March 2010 | 24 February 2013 | Hu Jintao | |
| 10 | Cui Tiankai | 崔天凯 | 2 April 2013 | 23 June 2021 | Xi Jinping | |
| 11 | Qin Gang | 秦刚 | 28 July 2021 | 5 January 2023 | Xi Jinping | |
| 12 | Xie Feng | 谢锋 | 23 May 2023 | present | Xi Jinping |