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1946–1971

Representing the Republic of China (ROC)

#	Name	Image	Years served	U.N. Secretary(ies)-General	President of China	Vice President of China
1	Guo Taiqi (Quo Tai-chi) 郭泰祺		1946–1947	Gladwyn Jebb (acting), Trygve Lie	Chiang Kai-shek	Li Zongren
2	Tsiang Tingfu (Jiang Tingfu) 蔣廷黻		1947–1962	Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjöld, U Thant	Chiang Kai-shek	Li Zongren, Chen Cheng
3	Liu Chieh (Liu Jie) 劉鍇		1962–1971	U Thant	Chiang Kai-shek	Chen Cheng, Yen Chia-kan

1971–present

Representing the People's Republic of China

#	Name	Image	Years served	U.N. Secretary(ies)-General	Paramount leader	President of China	Premier of China
1	Huang Hua 黄华		1971–1976	U Thant, Kurt Waldheim	Mao Zedong	position vacant	Zhou Enlai
2	Chen Chu 陈楚		1977–1980	Kurt Waldheim	Hua Guofeng, Deng Xiaoping	position abolished	Hua Guofeng
3	Ling Qing 凌青		1980–1985	Kurt Waldheim, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Hua Guofeng, Deng Xiaoping	Li Xiannian	Hua Guofeng, Zhao Ziyang
4	Li Luye 李鹿野		1985–1990	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar	Deng Xiaoping	Li Xiannian, Yang Shangkun	Zhao Ziyang, Li Peng
5	Li Daoyu 李道豫		1990–1993	Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Boutros Boutros Ghali	Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin	Yang Shangkun	Li Peng
6	Li Zhaoxing 李肇星		1993–1995	Boutros Boutros Ghali	Jiang Zemin	Yang Shangkun, Jiang Zemin	Li Peng
7	Qin Huasun 秦华孙		1995–2000	Boutros Boutros Ghali, Kofi Annan	Jiang Zemin	Jiang Zemin	Li Peng, Zhu Rongji
8	Wang Yingfan 王英凡		2000–2003	Kofi Annan	Jiang Zemin	Jiang Zemin	Zhu Rongji
9	Wang Guangya 王光亚		2003–2008	Kofi Annan, Ban Ki-moon	Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao	Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao	Wen Jiabao
10	Zhang Yesui 张业遂		2008–2010	Ban Ki-moon	Hu Jintao	Hu Jintao	Wen Jiabao
11	Li Baodong 李保东		2010–2013	Ban Ki-moon	Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping	Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping	Wen Jiabao, Li Keqiang
12	Liu Jieyi 刘结一		2013–2018	Ban Ki-moon, António Guterres	Xi Jinping	Xi Jinping	Li Keqiang
13	Ma Zhaoxu 马朝旭		2018–2019	António Guterres	Xi Jinping	Xi Jinping	Li Keqiang
14	Zhang Jun 张军		2019–2024	António Guterres	Xi Jinping	Xi Jinping	Li Keqiang, Li Qiang
15	Fu Cong 傅聪		2024–present	António Guterres	Xi Jinping	Xi Jinping	Li Keqiang, Li Qiang

Edward J. York
Birth name	Edward Joseph Cichowski
Nickname(s)	"Ed", "Ski"
Born	(1912-08-16)August 16, 1912 Batavia, New York, U.S.
Died	August 31, 1984(1984-08-31) (aged 72) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Buried	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Service / branch	United States Army United States Army Air Corps United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force
Years of service	1930–1966
Rank	Colonel
Unit	95th Bombardment Squadron, 17th Bombardment Group 483rd Bombardment Group
Commands	Air Force Officer Training School ICBM Site Activation Task Force, Larson Air Force Base
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal Air Medal (3)

Edward Joseph York (August 16, 1912 – August 31, 1984) was a United States Air Force colonel. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, he was one of the airmen who took part in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, Japan during World War II, on April 18, 1942. After bombing Japan during the raid and due to mechanical trouble with his bomber, he was forced to land in the Soviet Union where he was interned with his crew for 14 months before escaping back to the United States. He retired from military service in 1966.

Early life

York was born Edward Joseph Cichowski on August 16, 1912 in Batavia, New York, to James, an immigrant from Poland, and Tekla Cichowski. He completed grammar and high school in Batvia, before enlisting in the United States Army in 1930.

Military career

Following his enlistment in the United States Army in 1930, he was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division and was stationed at several posts including at Chillkoot Barracks in Alaska. Aspiring to become an officer in the army, he attended United States Military Academy Preparatory School in San Francisco for 18 months before receiving a senatorial appointment to the attend the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.

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Lei Yan
雷艳
Born	October 1980 (age 44) Shibing County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, China
Occupation(s)	Singer, politician
Years active	2003-present

Lei Yan (Chinese: 雷艳; born October 1980) is a Chinese singer of Miao ethnicity who performs in Miao language and Mandarin Chinese.

Early life

Lei was born in 1980 in Shibing County in Guizhou. In the summer of 1998, she was admitted to the Music Performance Department of the School of Arts of Guizhou University. In 2002, following her graduation, she wanted to stay on campus to work as teacher, but in the end, she went to work in a song and dance troupe in Qiandongnan Prefecture.

Musical career

In 2003, she won the second prize in the Guizhou Newcomer and New Song TV Contest with the song Roxbirica, marking the start of her singing career. That same year, Lei formed the "Roxbirica Group" with two other ethnic female singers. In 2006, she took on a leading role in the song and dance performance Colorful Guizhou Style, touring over 30 provinces and cities across China as well as internationally in countries like Canada, Russia, and Malaysia.

In April 2011, she was shortlisted for the Singing China - The Most Popular New Songs competition with her lyrical song The Taste of Hometown. Over the following years, she continued to build her discography with several singles: Zi Gui Yin in May 2014, My Chinese Dream in September 2014, The Road Home Is Connected in December 2014, The Taste of Hometown in June 2015, and Miao Family in the World in October 2015. In July 2016, she dedicated her song Love Blossoms to Taijiang County in Guizhou.

Her album Beautiful Nostalgia followed in February 2017, with more singles like Yun Shui Yi Yi in August 2017, The Most Beautiful Waiting in November 2017, and Where Does the Song Come From? in January 2018.

Chronicle of aerial victories
Date	#	Type	Location	Aircraft flown	Unit Assigned
May 24, 1943	1	Focke-Wulf Fw 190	Dannenberg, Germany	North American P-51B Mustang	503 FS, 339 FG
June 8, 1944	1	Fw 190	Fougères, France	P-51B	503 FS, 339 FG
June 21, 1944	1	Messerschmitt Me 410	Stettin, Germany	P-51B	503 FS, 339 FG
August 5, 1944	1	Fw 190	Hameln, Germany	North American P-51D Mustang	503 FS, 339 FG
September 11, 1944	2	Messerschmitt Bf 109	Leipzig, Germany	P-51D	503 FS, 339 FG
November 18, 1944	1	Bf 109	Mannheim, Germany	P-51D	503 FS, 339 FG
November 26, 1944	4.5	Fw 190	Hanover, Germany	P-51D	503 FS, 339 FG
December 31, 1944	1	Fw 190	Hamburg, Germany	P-51D	503 FS, 339 FG
July 16, 1945	1	Nakajima Ki-84	Nagoya, Japan	P-51D	458 FS, 506 FG

SOURCES: Air Force Historical Study 85: USAF Credits for the Destruction of Enemy Aircraft, World War II

Joe Nowak
Born	Józef Stefan Nowakowski (1922-11-27)November 27, 1922 Łódź, Poland
Area(s)	Comic book writer, editor, publisher, producer
Collaborators	Stan Lee Jack Kirby Steve Ditko John Romita Sr. Don Heck Bill Everett Joe Maneely Dick Ayers
Awards	The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame Jack Kirby Hall of Fame Inkpot Award Alley Award Congressional Gold Medal National Medal of Arts Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Order of the Smile Disney Legends
Spouse(s)	Julia Czechowski ​ (after 1950)​
Children	Edward Nowak Barbara Nowak Robert Nowak

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