List of ambassadors of Palau to Taiwan

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Ambassador of Palau to Taiwan
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Incumbent
David Orrukem
since 2022
Inaugural holder Johnson Toribiong
FormationOctober 4, 2001

The Palauan ambassador in Taipei is the official representative of the government in Ngerulmud to the government of Taiwan.

List of representatives

Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations President of Palau List of premiers of the Republic of China Term end
October 4, 2001 Johnson Toribiong [1] Tommy Remengesau Tang Fei December 31, 2008
July 1, 2009 Jackson M. Henry In 2010, Jackson Henry the previous Palau Ambassador to Taiwan resigned, Tommy Remengesau Wu Den-yih 2010
2010 Jon Marvin Ngirutang Chargé d'affaires Johnson Toribiong Wu Den-yih 2011
August 24, 2012 Peter Remedy Adelbai (* July 24, 1959 in Koror, Palau)
  • Education: University of Guam;
  • Parents Adelbai Remed and Irachel S. Adelbai.
  • deg: BA, Liberal Arts, Polit Sei, 1984; act: Student Body Assn, VP, Sen Three Yrs.
  • Palauan Student Org VP, Rep Two Yrs;
 Johnson Toribiong Sean Chen (politician) February 28, 2013
June 1, 2014 Dilmei Louisa Olkeriil [2] Tommy Remengesau Jiang Yi-huah August 2022
September 1, 2022 [3] / October 4, 2022 [4] David Orrukem First charge d'affairs to the United States Surangel Whipps Jr. Su Tseng-chang present

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References

  1. ↑ Johnson Toribiong
  2. ↑ Dilmei Louisa Olkeriil
  3. ↑ Reklai, Leilani (2022-09-02). "Orrukem becomes Palau's 3rd Ambassador to Taiwan". Island Times. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  4. ↑ "President Tsai receives credentials from new Palau Ambassador David Adams Orrukem". english.president.gov.tw. 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  5. ↑ "EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU 帛琉共和國大使館 [Republic of Palau 帛琉共和國] - Foreign Embassies - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) Mobile - 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
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