# List of ambassadors of China to Mali

The Chinese Ambassador to Mali is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Mali.

## List of representatives

| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Chinese language zh:中国驻马里大使列表 | Observations | Premier of the People's Republic of China | List of prime ministers of Mali | Term end |
| June 20, 1960 | | | On 31 March 1960 the government of France agreed to the Federation of Mali becoming fully independent. French Sudan (now Mali) formed the Federation of Mali, which became fully independent on June 20. The governments in Taipei and of the Mali Federation established diplomatic relations. | Chen Cheng | Modibo Keïta | |
| June 19, 1960 | | | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that China and the Federation of Mali have agreed to establish diplomatic relations. President Chiang cabled President Modibo Keita of the new African nation to congratulate him on the attainment of sovereign independence by the Federation of Mali. | Chen Cheng | Modibo Keïta | |
| September 5, 1964 | | | The ROC chargé d'affaires in Dakar, Chen Hou-jou, was declared persona non grata on September 5, reportedly for inviting a Senegalese Foreign Ministry press officer. | Chen Cheng | Modibo Keïta | |
| September 19, 1960 | | | The Malian Federation was disintegrated to Senegal and the Republic of Mali. | Chen Cheng | Modibo Keïta | |
| September 21, 1960 | Chen Hsiung-fei | 陈厚儒 | On June 17, the ROC representative, Chen Hsiung-fei, had a friendly talk with Modibo Keïta and gave him reproductions of 300 Chinese paintings from the National Palace Museum. Modibo Keïta sent letters to ROC President Chiang Kai-shek. | Chen Cheng | Modibo Keïta | September 27, 1960 |
| September 27, 1960 | Rui Zheng | 芮正臬 | *In 1963 he was ambassador in Fort Lamy. | Chen Cheng | Modibo Keïta | October 22, 1960 |
| September 19, 1960 | | | On 22 October, the Republic of China broke off with the Republic of Mali. | Chen Cheng | Modibo Keïta | |
| October 25, 1960 | | | The governments in Beijing and Bamako established diplomatic relations. | Zhou Enlai | Modibo Keïta | |
| March 1961 | Lai Yali | 赖亚力 | | Zhou Enlai | Modibo Keïta | April 1965 |
| June 1965 | Ma Ziqing | zh:马子卿 | | Zhou Enlai | Modibo Keïta | |
| April 1970 | Meng Yue | zh:孟钺 | | Zhou Enlai | Moussa Traoré | July 1975 |
| September 1975 | Fan Zuokai | zh:樊作楷 | | Zhou Enlai | Moussa Traoré | December 1978 |
| May 1979 | Du Yi | zh:杜易 | | Hua Guofeng | Moussa Traoré | August 1982 |
| March 1983 | Zhou Haiping | 周海萍 | | Zhao Ziyang | Moussa Traoré | June 1989 |
| July 1989 | Liu Lide | zh:刘立德 | | Li Peng | Moussa Traoré | August 1993 |
| September 1993 | Wu Donghe | zh:武东和 | | Li Peng | Alpha Oumar Konaré | November 1995 |
| November 1995 | Li Yongqian | zh:李永谦 | | Li Peng | Alpha Oumar Konaré | July 1999 |
| August 1999 | Cheng Tao | zh:程涛 | | Zhu Rongji | Alpha Oumar Konaré | August 2001 |
| August 2001 | Ma Zhixue | zh:马志学 | | Zhu Rongji | Alpha Oumar Konaré | October 2003 |
| November 2003 | Wei Wenhua | zh:魏文华 (外交官) | | Wen Jiabao | Amadou Toumani Touré | January 2007 |
| February 2007 | Zhang Guoqing | 张国庆 | | Wen Jiabao | Amadou Toumani Touré | March 2011 |
| March 2011 | Cao Zhongming | 曹忠明 | | Wen Jiabao | Amadou Toumani Touré | October 2014 |
| December 2014 | Lu Huiying | 陆慧英 | | Li Keqiang | Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta | |
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