The Lebanese ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Beirut to the Government of the People's Republic of China. ' List of representatives Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations List of prime ministers of Lebanon Premier of the People's Republic of China Term endMahmoud BannaIn May 1958 the Lebanese Government appointed Mr. Mahmoud Banna as its first Minister to China. He arrived in Taiwan on July 31Mahmoud BannaSami as-SolhChen ChengThe governments in Beirut and Beijing established diplomatic relations.Saeb SalamZhou EnlaiÉlie Joseph BoustanyElie Bustani had been appointed the first Lebanese Ambassador to China and that the Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon would be Cheng Yu. Lebanon recognised China.Saeb SalamZhou EnlaiSelim TadmouryShafik WazzanZhao ZiyangAbdallah ComatyChargé d'affairesAbdallah ComatyRashid KaramiZhao ZiyangRashid KaramiZhao ZiyangZeidan al-SaghirZeidan al-SaghirSelim HossZhu RongjiSleiman Chafic El-Rassi(* Sept. 15, 1946 in Ibl al-Saqi). Son of Chafic Rassi and Mrs. Ramzieh Kassiss. Married on May 5, 1 985 in Beirut to Mrs. Daisy Rahhal, 2 daughters, Rima and Lina. Education: Ibl al-Saqi Primary School, Marjeyoun; Complementary School, Ecole Normale, Byr Hassan, Beirut. Lebanese University, Sanayeh, Beirut. Dipl.: Licence in Law (Law Degree) Lebanese University. Career: 8.2.1965: Teacher, Ministry of National Education. 6.2.1978: Attache, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1979-1983: Secretary, Embassy of Lebanon, Caracas, Venezuela. 1983-1985: Secretary, Embassy of Lebanon, London, U.K.. 1985-1986: Head of the Section of Europe-Ministry of Foreign Affairs (). 1986-1990: Secretary and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Lebanon, Washington, D.C., United States.Sleiman Chafic El-Rassi2004 Rafic HaririWen JiabaoMohammed SkayniChargé d'affairesNajib MikatiWen JiabaoFarid AbboudFarid AbboudNajib MikatiLi KeqiangMilia JabbourSaad HaririLi Keqiang

, The diplomatic service of the People's Republic of China as of November 1984, German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 1985, 120 p. p. 101

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