<page_title> List of ambassadors of the United States to China </page_title> <section_title> List of Ambassadors to the Republic of China </section_title> <table> <cell> Karl L. Rankin <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> April 2, 1953 <col_header> Presented credentials </col_header> </cell> <cell> December 30, 1957 <col_header> Terminated </col_header> </cell> </table>
Rankin was the U.S. ambassador to China from 1953 to 1957.