This is a list of current and historical El Salvador ambassadors to Republic of China (Taiwan) and People's Republic of China (mainland).
Ambassadors to Republic of China (1963-2018) Diplomatic ties between Republic of China and El Salvador were first established in 1933 when the Nationalist government held control of mainland China while Taiwan was part of the Empire of Japan. Diplomatic relationship between two nations was established in 1941. China sent their first ambassador to El Salvador in 1941, and El Salvador sent theirs to China in 1963. The consulate of El Salvador was established in Taipei in October, 1976. El Salvador terminated its diplomatic relations with ROC on August 21, 2018, when it established diplomatic relations with People's Republic of China. Name Name in Chinese Pronunciation(Pinyin) Term start Arrival in China Diplomaticaccreditation Term end Diplomatic rankNoteWalter Beneke Medina贝奈克 bèi nài kèMay 27, 1963May 31, 19631965AmbassadorAlso El Salvador's Ambassador to JapanSalvador Jáuregui Brizuela郝里奇hǎo lǐ qíFeb 2, 1966Feb 10, 19661971Napoleón Baraóna巴拉奥那bā lā ào nàSep 20, 19711973CounsellorInitially the First SecretaryWalter Beneke Medina贝奈克 -Feb 14, 1973Feb 16, 1973Nov 1975AmbassadorAlso Ambassador to JapanGregorio Contreras康特雷拉斯kāng tè léi lā sīSep 9, 1976José Dolores Gerardo Herrera艾雷拉ài léi lāSep 1977Sep 16, 1977Feb 1985Francisco Ricardo Santana Berríos尚塔那shàng tǎ nàOct 1985Oct 24, 19851991David Eruesto Panamá Sandoval巴纳马bā nà mǎOct 5, 1991Nov 4, 1991Aug 1999Francisco Ricardo Santana Berríos尚塔那 -Aug 30, 1999Mar 31, 2010Marta Chang de Tsien钱曾爱珠qián zēng ài zhūAug 5, 2010Aug 2018Ethnic Chinese
Ambassadors to People's Republic of China (Since 2018) El Salvador established diplomatic relations with People's Republic of China on August 21, 2018, establishing its consulate on April 29, 2019. Name Name in Chinese Pronunciation (Pinyin) Term start Arrival in China Diplomaticaccreditation Term end Diplomatic rank NoteWalter Eduardo Durán Martínez瓦尔特·爱德华多·杜兰·马丁内斯wǎ ěr tè · ài dé huá duō · dù lán · mǎ dīng nèi sīSep 24, 2018Oct 31, 2018N/A (ambassador-designate)AmbassadorAmbassador-Designate: named as ambassador but not yet taken office - waiting for the construction of embassyDec 31, 2018N/A (already arrived)Feb 20, 20192019Aldonov Frankeko Álvarez阿尔多诺夫·弗兰克科·阿尔瓦雷斯ā ěr duō nuò fū · fú lán kè kē · ā ěr wǎ léi sīJul 25, 2021Apr 24, 20232024Luis Oswaldo López Álvarez路易斯·奥斯瓦尔多·洛佩斯·阿尔瓦雷斯lù yì sī · ào sī wǎ ěr duō · luò pèi sī · ā ěr wǎ léi sīNov 29, 2024Dec 12, 2024Current
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