List of ambassadors of Panama to China

Ambassador of Panama to China
Incumbent Leonardo Alfonso Kam Binns since November 22, 2019
Inaugural holder	Mario E. Guillén
Formation	May 1, 1954

The Panamanian ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Panama City to the Government of the People's Republic of China. Between 1949 and 2017, Panama did not have relations with the People's Republic of China, instead recognising Taiwan.

List of representatives

designated	ambassador	Observations	List of heads of state of Panama	List of premiers of the Republic of China	Term end
May 1, 1954	Mario E. Guillén	Both governments had raised their legations to embassies.	José Antonio Remón Cantera	Yu Hung-chun
November 14, 1954	Mario E. Guillén	M. Mario E. Guillen, first Panamanian Ambassador to the Republic of China presented his credentials to President Chiang. Since 30 June 1952 he was Consul-General in Hong Kong.[1][2]	José Antonio Remón Cantera	Yu Hung-Chun
March 28, 1962	Sofia Karicas de La Barbera		Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón	Chen Cheng	December 25, 1965
February 7, 1965	Adolfo J. Arrocha	Ambassador Arrocha arrived on February 7. He succeeded Sofia Karicas, who had been the only woman in the resident diplomatic corps. Premier C.K. Yen received Ambassador Arrocha at the Executive Yuan. He was appointed alternate ambassador to the OAS in 1968.	Marco Aurelio Robles	Yen Chia-kan	March 9, 1967
May 5, 1967	Caesar Augusto Guillen Marcucci	In 1969, he assumed his new post as ambassador to Seoul, South Korea.	Marco Aurelio Robles	Yen Chia-kan	March 23, 1969
December 4, 1971	Ricardo E. Chiari de Leon	In 1979, he was transferred to Peru as a member in the government of Roberto Chiari[3][4]	Demetrio Basilio Lakas	Yen Chia-kan	February 2, 1979
October 30, 1975	Napoleon Franco	Panamanian ambassador to Japan and the Republic of China, arrived for a three-day visit.[5]	Demetrio Basilio Lakas	Chiang Ching-kuo
February 13, 1979	Ramon Sieiro Murgas	President Chiang Ching-kuo received Ramon Sieiro Murgas, ambassador of Panama Ramon Sieiro Murgas[4]	Aristides Royo	Sun Yun-suan
November 8, 1996	Carlos Alberto Mendoza		Ernesto Pérez Balladares	Lien Chan
September 25, 2004	José Antonio Dominguez		Martín Torrijos	Yu Shyi-kun
January 1, 2011	Mario Luis Cucalón D'Anello	巴拿馬駐華大使古 卡隆 January 1, 2011: S.E. Mario Luis Cucalón D'Anello, Ambassador of the Republic of Panama[6]	Ricardo Martinelli	Wu Den-yih
November 24, 2014	Alfredo Martíz Fuentes	[7]	Juan Carlos Varela	Jiang Yi-huah	April 20, 2017
June 13, 2017		The governments in Beijing and Panama City established diplomatic relations.	Juan Carlos Varela	Li Keqiang
September 13, 2017	Francisco Carlo Escobar Pedreschi	First Panamanian ambassador to the People's Republic of China	Juan Carlos Varela	Li Keqiang	2019
November 22, 2019	Leonardo Alfonso Kam Binns	[8]	Laurentino Cortizo	Li Keqiang (until March 11, 2023) Li Qiang

References

1. Shipbuilding and Shipping Record. 1951.
2. China Yearbook. China Publishing Company. 1959.
3. "Embajador panameño" [Panamanian ambassador]. Taiwan Today (in Spanish). 16 December 1971. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
4. "Events from day to day". Taiwan Today. 1 March 1979. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
5. Napoleon Franco
6. "Más de un siglo y medio de relaciones con Panamá" [More than a century and a half of relations with Panama]. Noticias de Taiwan (in Spanish). 1 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
7. "Nuevo Embajador de Panamá presenta cartas credenciales" [New Ambassador of Panama presents credentials]. Noticias de Taiwan (in Spanish). 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
8. "Embajador en China toma posesión" [Ambassador in China assumes position]. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2024.