List of ambassadors of the United States to China
List of Ambassadors to the Republic of China
The Communists took the Nationalist capital of Nanjing in April 1949, but Stuart was not recalled from China until August 1949.

List of ambassadors of the United States to China

Section Title: List of Ambassadors to the Republic of China
Table Section Text: The Communists took the Nationalist capital of Nanjing in April 1949, but Stuart was not recalled from China until August 1949.

Name	Portrait	Home state	Presented credentials	Terminated

Karl L. Rankin	-	Maine	April 2, 1953	December 30, 1957

Everett F. Drumright	-	Oklahoma	March 8, 1958	March 8, 1962

Alan G. Kirk	-	New York	July 5, 1962	January 18, 1963

Jerauld Wright	-	District of Columbia	June 29, 1963	July 25, 1965

Walter P. McConaughy	-	Alabama	June 28, 1966	April 4, 1974

Leonard S. Unger	-	Maryland	May 25, 1974	January 19, 1979

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Rankin was the U.S. ambassador to China from 1953 to 1957.

final_sentence: Rankin was the U.S. ambassador to China from 1953 to 1957.