# List of ambassadors of China to Tanzania

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

## List of representatives

| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Chinese language zh:中国驻坦桑尼亚大使列表 | Observations | Premier of the People's Republic of China | List of heads of state of Tanzania | Term end |
| December 9, 1961 | | | The governments in Beijing (People's Republic of China) and Dar es Salaam (Tanganyika) established diplomatic relations. In 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar formed the United Republic of Tanzania. | Zhou Enlai | Julius Nyerere | |
| April 11, 1962 | He Ying (PRC diplomat) | zh:何英 (外交官) | (November 1914 - October 3, 1993) From September 1954 - August 1958 he was Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia. From April 1963 - April 196 he was Chinese Ambassador to Uganda. From April 11, 1962 to May 1969 he was Ambassador in Dar es Salaam. | Zhou Enlai | Julius Nyerere | May 1969 |
| December 11, 1961 | | | The governments in Beijing and Zanzibar City established diplomatic relations. In 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar formed the United Republic of Tanzania the embassy in Zanzibar City became a consulate. | Zhou Enlai | Abeid Karume | |
| April 7, 1964 | Meng Ying | zh:孟英 | From April 1, 1964 to July 1, 1964, when Tanganyika and Zanzibar formed the United Republic of Tanzania he was Ambassador in Zanzibar City. (*native of Hebei) During the final stage of the revolutionary war Meng was political commissar of the Third Sub-District of the Shandong Military District. In December 1950 he was counselor in Burma. From January 1956 to January 1961 he was counselor in Ulaan Bator. From March 1961 to 1963 he was deputy director of the West Asia and Africa Department. In December 1962 he was Member of a delegation led by Huang Zhen to the United Arab Republic, Ghana, and Guinea. From January 1965 to January 1966 he was the first Chinese Ambassador to the Central African Republic. From August 1978 to July 1983 he was Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia and led the China-Mongolia Friendship Association. | Zhou Enlai | Abeid Karume | July 11, 1964 |
| June 1969 | Zhong Xidong | zh:仲曦东 | From July 1961 to May 1969 he was Ambassador in Prague. | Zhou Enlai | Julius Nyerere | March 1972 |
| April 1972 | Li Yaowen | zh:李耀文 | From April 1972 to January 1976 he was ambassador in Dar es Salaam. From January 1973 to June 1974 he was accredited to Madagascar. From October 1980 to April 1990 he was political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy . | Hua Guofeng | Julius Nyerere | January 1976 |
| May 1976 | Liu Chun [pl] | zh:刘春 (外交官) | | Zhao Ziyang | Julius Nyerere | October 1979 |
| February 1980 | He Gongkai | zh:何功楷 | | Zhao Ziyang | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | April 1985 |
| April 1985 | Liu Qingyou | zh:刘庆有 | | Li Peng | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | January 1990 |
| May 1990 | Sun Guotong | zh:孙国桐 | | Li Peng | Ali Hassan Mwinyi | October 1993 |
| January 1994 | Xie Youkun | zh:谢佑昆 | | Li Peng | Benjamin William Mkapa | July 1997 |
| September 1997 | Zhang Hongxi | zh:张宏喜 | | Zhu Rongji | Benjamin William Mkapa | July 1999 |
| September 1999 | Wang Yongqiu | zh:王永秋 | | Zhu Rongji | Benjamin William Mkapa | March 2003 |
| April 2002 | Yu Qingtai | zh:于庆泰 | | Wen Jiabao | Jakaya Kikwete | August 2007 |
| September 2007 | Liu Xinsheng | zh:刘昕生 | | Wen Jiabao | Jakaya Kikwete | February 2012 |
| February 1, 2012 | Lu Youqing | 吕友清 | | Wen Jiabao | Jakaya Kikwete | March 2013 |
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