| Taiwanese Ambassador to Guatemala |
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Incumbent John Chieng-Chung Lai
since 1 October 2015 |
| Inaugural holder | Li Chin |
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| Formation | 1 August 1956 (1956-08-01) |
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The Taiwanese Ambassador to Guatemala is the official representative of the Republic of China to the Republic of Guatemala.[1]
History
- In 1935 diplomatic relations between the governments of Guatemala and the Republic of China were established, when the Consulate General of the Republic of China was installed in Guatemala City.
- In 1954 the rank of the representation rose from Consulate General to Legation.
- In 1960 the rank of the representation rose from Legation to Embassy.[2]
List of representatives
| Start date |
Ambassador |
Chinese language zh:中華民國駐瓜地馬拉大使列表 |
Notes |
Premier of the Republic of China |
President of Guatemala |
End date |
| August 1, 1956 |
Li Chin |
zh:李琴 |
|
Yu Hung-Chun |
Carlos Castillo Armas |
July 1, 1959 |
| July 1, 1959 |
Wang Feng |
汪丰 |
[3] |
Chen Cheng |
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes |
October 1, 1960 |
| October 1, 1960 |
Wang Feng |
汪丰 |
|
Chen Cheng |
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes |
January 1, 1972 |
| January 1, 1972 |
Mao Chi-hsien |
毛起鷴 |
[4] |
Chiang Ching-kuo |
Carlos Arana Osorio |
October 1, 1979 |
| October 1, 1979 |
Hsueh Jen-yang |
zh:薛人仰 |
[5] |
Sun Yun-suan |
Fernando Romeo Lucas García |
May 1, 1981 |
| May 1, 1981 |
Loh I-Cheng |
陆以正 |
Until 1996, he was the ambassador in Pretoria. |
Sun Yun-suan |
Fernando Romeo Lucas García |
December 1, 1985 |
| 1990 |
Francisco Ou |
zh:歐鴻鍊 |
|
Hau Pei-tsun |
Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo |
1996 |
| 1997 |
Andrew J. S. Wu |
吴仁修 |
|
Vincent Siew |
Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen |
January 1, 2002 |
| January 1, 2002 |
Francisco Lung Yuan Hwang |
黃瀧元 |
|
Yu Shyi-kun |
Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera |
October 1, 2002 |
| October 1, 2002 |
Francisco Ou |
zh:歐鴻鍊 |
|
Yu Shyi-kun |
Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera |
May 1, 2008 |
| June 1, 2008 |
Adolfo Ta-chen Sun |
孙大成 |
[6] |
Liu Chao-shiuan |
Álvaro Colom |
October 1, 2015 |
| October 1, 2015 |
John Chieng-Chung Lai |
賴建中 |
Until 2001, he was the ambassador to Honduras.[7] |
Mao Chi-kuo |
Álvaro Colom |
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References
 Heads of diplomatic missions of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Ambassadors | |
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