List of ambassadors of the United States to China
List of Chiefs of the U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing
Between May 1973 and March 1979 prior to the official establishment of diplomatic relations, the United States dispatched a head of U.S.

List of ambassadors of the United States to China

Section Title: List of Chiefs of the U.S. Liaison Office in Beijing
Table Section Text: Between May 1973 and March 1979 prior to the official establishment of diplomatic relations, the United States dispatched a head of U.S.

Name	Portrait	Home state	Presented credentials	Terminated

David K. E. Bruce	-	Virginia	May 14, 1973	September 25, 1974

George H. W. Bush	-	Texas	September 26, 1974	December 7, 1975

Thomas S. Gates Jr.	-	Pennsylvania	May 6, 1976	May 8, 1977

Leonard Woodcock	-	Michigan	July 26, 1977	March 7, 1979

Sentence(s)

George H. W. Bush was appointed as chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China.

final_sentence: George H. W. Bush was appointed as chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China.