US ambassadors to China

1. Leonard Freel Woodcock, 1979-1981

Leonard Freel Woodcock (Feb 27, 1979 to Feb 13, 1981) was the United States' first ambassador to China after World War II and helped open the US embassy in Beijing in 1979. As the head of the US liaison mission in China, Woodcock married and held a wedding party in Beijing in 1978.

2. Arthur W. Hummel, Jr., 1981-1985