| 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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