Cheng Tsao-Ju
Chinese politician (1827–1894)
Cheng Tsao-Ju | |
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| Minister of the Court of Imperial Entertainments | |
| In office April 19 – July 26, 1885 Serving with Yinian | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Xukai |
| Succeeded by | Shao Yuelian |
| 2nd Chinese Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office June 24, 1881 – July 26, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Lanbin |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Yinhuan |
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| Born | 1827 Zhongshan, Xiangshan County, Guangdong, China |
| Died | 1894 (aged 66–67) |
| Occupation | politician, diplomat |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭藻如 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑藻如 | ||||||||||||
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Cheng Tsao-Ju (Chinese: 鄭藻如; pinyin: Zhèng Zǎorú; 1827–1894), courtesy name Zhixiang (Chinese: 志翔), was the second Chinese Ambassador to the United States during the Qing dynasty.
Biography
In 1851, he passed the provincial examination and was subsequently assigned to work in the Shanghai Machinery Bureau. During the Guangxu period, he was transferred to the Tianjin Customs Road in Zhili.[1] In 1881, he was appointed as the imperial envoy to the United States, Spain and Peru. Later, he served as the cabinet minister and minister of Honglu Temple. In the tenth year of Guangxu's reign (1884), he served as deputy envoy of the General Affairs Department, and the following year he was promoted to minister of Guanglu Temple.[2]
Reference
- ^ "軍機處檔摺件 ,111302號，清代宮中檔奏摺及軍機處檔摺件". National Palace Museum. Archived from the original on 2014-07-30.
- ^ 清代職官年表 (in Chinese). Vol. 2. p. 1321. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
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| Preceded by | Chinese Ambassador to the United States (Accredited to Peru and Spain) 1827–1894 | Succeeded by |
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Chinese ambassadors to the United States
1875–1912
- Chen Lanbin 1875–81
- Cheng Tsao-Ju 1881–85
- Zhang Yinhuan 1885–89
- Tsui Kwo Yin 1889–93
- Yang Yü 1893–96
- Wu Tingfang 1896–1902
- Liang Cheng 1902–07
- Wu Tingfang 1907–09
- Zhang Yintang 1909–11
- Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1911–12
Envoy
1912–35
- Zhang Yintang 1912–13
- Xia Xiefu 1913–15
- V. K. Wellington Koo 1915–20
- Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1920–29
- Wu Chaoshu 1929–31
- Yan Huiqing 1931–33
- Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1933–35
Ambassador
1935–79
- Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1935–36
- Chengting T. Wang 1936–38
- Hu Shih 1938–42
- Wei Tao-ming 1942–46
- Wellington Koo 1946–56
- Hollington Tong 1956–58
- George Yeh 1958–61
- Tsiang Tingfu 1961–65
- Zhou Shukai 1965–71
- James Shen 1971–79
Liaison Office Chief
1973–79
- Huang Zhen 1973–77
- Chai Zemin 1978–79
Ambassador
1979–present
- Chai Zemin 1979–82
- Zhang Wenjin 1983–85
- Han Xu 1985–89
- Zhu Qizhen 1989–93
- Li Daoyu 1993–98
- Li Zhaoxing 1998–2001
- Yang Jiechi 2001–05
- Zhou Wenzhong 2005–10
- Zhang Yesui 2010–13
- Cui Tiankai 2013–21
- Qin Gang 2021–23
- Xie Feng 2023-present
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