President Joe Biden nominated Burns to be ambassador to China in August 2021. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 2021, by a vote of 75–18. He presented his credentials on April 1, 2022.

The United States ambassador to China is the chief United States diplomat to the People's Republic of China. The United States has sent diplomatic representatives to China since 1844, when Caleb Cushing , as commissioner, negotiated the Treaty of Wanghia .

Dec 6, 2024 · President-elect Trump has tapped former Georgia Sen. David Perdue (R) to serve as the ambassador to China. “Tonight, I am announcing that former U.S. Senator, David Perdue, has accepted my...

The British ambassador to 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 ambassador's official title is His Brittanic Majesty's Ambassador to the …

Nicholas Burns was Ambassador of the United States of America to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Nominated by President Biden, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2021. He served from March 2022 until January 2025.

Dec 6, 2024 · Perdue will succeed R. Nicholas Burns as the ambassador to China. Burns has served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, ambassador to NATO, and ambassador to Greece.

Dec 6, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has named former Georgia Senator David Perdue to become ambassador to China, a key role for how the US deals with one of its biggest global rivals.

Jan 17, 2025 · Burns returns from Beijing after a little more than 2.5 years as the U.S. ambassador, serving in a country that was a central concern for the Biden administration and is likely to draw much attention from his successor.

Jan 16, 2025 · That country is China. Nick Schifrin spoke with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, the man who had a front-row seat, and helped manage, U.S.-China relations for the Biden administration.

Woodcock played a pivotal role in negotiating the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China during the Carter administration; was appointed the U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China in 1979; …