<page_title> List of ambassadors of the United States to China </page_title> <section_title> List of Envoys to the Qing Empire </section_title> <table> <cell> John Ross Browne <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> October 28, 1868 <col_header> Presented credentials </col_header> </cell> </table>
John Ross Browne was appointed as ambassador to China in 1868.