List of ambassadors of China to Lesotho

Chinese Ambassador to Lesotho
Chinese Ambassador to Lesotho
	Incumbent; Sun Xianghua; since 1 June 2016
Inaugural holder	Edward Kuan
Formation	1967; 57 years ago

The Chinese ambassador to Lesotho is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of Lesotho.

History

In 1966, Lesotho declared independence.
From 31 October 1966 to 14 May 1983 and from 5 April 1990 to 24 December 1993, the Republic of China (ROC) and Lesotho maintained diplomatic relations.
From 30 April 1983 to 7 April 1990, the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Lesotho maintained diplomatic relations.
Since 12 January 1994 the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Lesotho maintain diplomatic relations.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Chinese language zh:中国驻莱索托大使列表	Observations	Premier of the People's Republic of China	List of monarchs of Lesotho	Term end
1967	Edward Kuan	zh:关镛	(*September 9, 1925) has served as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Lesotho, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. Consul General of the Consulate General of the Republic of China in Houston, Consul General of the Consulate General in Vancouver. Deputy Director of the North American Division. In 1967, he served as ambassador to the Republic of China in Lesotho. In 1976 he was ambassador in Pretoria (South Africa). In 1986 he was ambassador in Saudi Arabia. In 1994 he was ambassador in Costa Rica.	Yen Chia-kan	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	June 1, 1972
June 19, 1972	Liu Ta-jen	刘达人	On June 19, 1972, Dr. Liu Ta-jen was appointed ambassador to Lesotho.	Chiang Ching-kuo	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	May 1, 1980
May 15, 1980	Chang Ping-na	张炳南	15 May—The Executive Yuan Thursday approved the appoint – ments of Chang Ping-nan as ambassador to Lesotho,	Sun Yun-suan	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	May 1, 1983
February 1, 1984	Mu Ping	zh:牟屏		Zhao Ziyang	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	April 1, 1986
May 1, 1986	Tian Changsong	zh:田长松	^[1]	Zhao Ziyang	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	February 1, 1990
February 1990	Le Junqing	乐俊清	15 May 1983: The Government severed diplomatic links with Lesotho, which had decided to exchange ambassadors with the People's Republic of China.	Li Peng	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	April 1990
May 1, 1990	Kwei Tsung-Chun	桂仲纯	Losotho, on December 30, 1993, was reported to have broken off diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan, after an alleged attempt by ROC nationals to bribe two Lesotho cabinet members. The ROC Ambassador resumed diplomatischen Beziehungen im April 1990.	Hau Pei-tsun	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	December 1, 1993
June 1, 1994	Lin Tinghai	zh:林廷海	* From March 1991 to April 1994 he was ambassador to The Gambia.	Li Peng	Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho	November 1, 1997
December 1, 1997	Chen Laiyuan	zh:陈来元	*From July 2000 to June 2003 he was ambassador to Namibia	Li Peng	Letsie III of Lesotho	June 1, 2000
July 1, 2000	Zhang Xianyi	zh:张宪一	July 2000 - June 2003: Ambassador in Maseru (Lesotho). September 2003 - December 2006: Ambassador to Harare Zimbabwe. March 2009 - February 2012 Ambassador to Bangladesh. March 2012 - March 2015 Ambassador to Slovenia.	Zhu Rongji	Letsie III of Lesotho	June 1, 2003
August 1, 2003	Qiu Bohua	zh:仇伯华	*From May 2010 to February 2014 he was ambassador in Papua New Guinea	Wen Jiabao	Letsie III of Lesotho	September 1, 2008
September 1, 2008	Gao Deyi	zh:高德毅		Wen Jiabao	Letsie III of Lesotho	March 1, 2011
April 1, 2011	Hu Dingxian	zh:胡定贤	*From March 2008 - March 2011 he was ambassador to Bahamas	Wen Jiabao	Letsie III of Lesotho	June 1, 2016
June 1, 2016	Sun Xianghua	孙祥华		Li Keqiang	Letsie III of Lesotho

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References

^ Tian Changsong
^ Previous Ambassador, [1], 驻莱索托历任大使, [2][3]

[1] Tian Changsong

[2] Previous Ambassador, [1], 驻莱索托历任大使, [2][3]

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