The American Institute in Taiwan is the de facto Embassy of the United States of America in Taiwan. The AIT institution is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the federal government of the United States in Taiwan with Congressional oversight. The AIT was officially created as a U.S. government-sponsored non-profit,private corporation established under the auspices of the U.S. government to serve its interests in Taiwan. Primarily staffed by employees of the United States Department of State and local workers,the AIT provides consular services normally offered by United States diplomatic missions,with the Great Seal of the State Department hung at AIT's main office in Taipei. The establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1979 required acknowledgment of the "one-China policy" and subsequent termination of diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan). The AIT now serves to assist and protect U.S. interests in Taiwan in a quasi-official manner,and also processes US visas and provides consular services to U.S. expatriates. Following the swift passage of the 2018 Taiwan Travel Act by the United States,it now serves as a high-level representative bureau on behalf of United States in Taiwan. It receives full protection from the United States Marine Corps as do all US embassies.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT),founded in 1959,is an international organization for higher education situated 40 km north of Bangkok,Thailand. It specializes in engineering,advanced technologies,sustainable development,and management and planning. Its aim is to "promote technological change and sustainable development" in the Asia-Pacific region,through higher education,research,and outreach.
The 1992 Consensus is a political term referring to the alleged outcome of a meeting in 1992 between the semiofficial representatives of the People's Republic of China (PRC) of mainland China and the Republic of China (ROC) of Taiwan. They are often credited as creating a diplomatic basis for semi-official cross-strait exchanges which began in the early 1990s and is a precondition set by the PRC for engaging in cross-strait dialogue.
William A. Stanton is an American retired career diplomat. Since his retirement from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2009,he has consecutively served as a professor in Taiwan at National Tsinghua University,National Taiwan University,National Yang Ming University which became National Yang Ming Jiao Tung University,and in 2021 as Chair Professor at National Chengchi University.
The Order of Sikatuna is the national order of diplomatic merit of the Republic of the Philippines. It is conferred upon individuals who have rendered exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines,upon diplomats,officials and nationals of foreign states who have rendered conspicuous services in fostering,developing and strengthening relations between their country and the Philippines,or upon personnel of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),both in the Home Office and in the Foreign Service.
James Roderick Lilley was a CIA operative and an American diplomat. He served as United States ambassador to China from 1989 to 1991.
William Andreas Brown served as the U.S. Ambassador to Thailand from 1985 to 1988 and U.S. Ambassador to Israel from 1988 to 1992. He also served as the last Chief of mission of the U.S. Embassy to the Republic of China (ROC) stationed in Taipei,Taiwan after the departure of Ambassador Leonard S. Unger in 1979. After diplomatic ties between Taipei and Washington severed,he remained on the island to set up the Taipei Main Office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) at the former compound of U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG). He then served as the AIT's acting Director and deputy director.
The bilateral relationship between Taiwan and the United States of America is the subject of the Japan-U.S. relations during Japanese colonial rule and China-U.S.relations before the government led by the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan and its neighboring islands as a result of the Chinese Civil War and until the U.S. ceased recognizing the ROC in 1979 as "China" as a result of the One China policy following the Joint Communiquéon the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations under the Carter administration. Prior to relations with the ROC,the United States had diplomatic relations with the Qing dynasty beginning on June 16,1844 until 1912.
Stephen Markley Young is an American diplomat who was the Consul General of the Consulate General of the United States in Hong Kong under the State department in the Obama administration.
Eunice Sharon Reddick is an American diplomat and is a former ambassador to Niger. She previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Gabon and São Toméand Príncipe.
Fredrick F. Chien,or Fred Chien,Chien Foo,is a retired Taiwanese diplomat and politician who served as the President of the Republic of China Control Yuan from 1999 to 2005. After graduating from Yale University,he assumed a series of governmental positions include Director-General of the Government Information Office from 1972 to 1975,Republic of China Representative to the United States from 1982 to 1988,Chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 1988 to 1990,and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1996. He was also the Speaker of the National Assembly between 1996 and 1999.
Lew Byong-hion was a South Korean general and diplomat. He served in the Republic of Korea Army from 1948 to 1981,after which he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until 1986. Some sources also give his name as Lew Byong-hyon,Lew Byong-hyun,Lew Byung-hyun,or Yu Byung-hyun.
Douglas H. Paal is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,where he directs the endowment's Asia Program. He served as the director of the American Institute in Taiwan from 2002 to 2006 and worked on the National Security Council staffs of Presidents Reagan and George H. W. Bush between 1986 and 1993 as director of Asian Affairs,senior director,and special assistant to the President. He was vice chairman of JPMorgan Chase International from 2006 to 2008. He also serves as a member of the board of trustees of the Asia Foundation.
Marc M. Wall is an American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to Chad from 2004 to 2007.
Order of Brilliant Star is a civilian order of the Republic of China (Taiwan) recognizing outstanding contributions to the development of the nation. The order is instituted in 1941 and can be awarded to both domestic and foreign nationals.
The Order of Propitious Clouds is a civilian order of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The center of the medal features a picture of clouds,as a token of auspiciousness. This order was instituted in 1941 and classified into nine ranks. As with other orders,both citizens of the Republic of China and foreigners can be awarded the Order of Propitious Clouds.
Natale Hans Bellocchi was an American industrial engineer from Little Falls,New York,a Korean War United States Army veteran,and United States diplomat. He served for years as a diplomatic courier and Foreign Service Officer,with numerous postings to nations in Asia,where he encouraged trade and commerce,and as ambassador to Botswana.
Kin Wah Moy(born 1966) is an American diplomat and holds the diplomatic rank of Career Minister. He is the first Chinese-American to hold the post as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan. Having served in the Department of State and several diplomatic outposts,he began his tenure as the director of the American Institute in Taiwan,the de facto embassy of the United States in Taiwan,in June 2015.
Christopher J. Marut is an American diplomat who last served as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan,the de facto embassy of the United States in Taiwan,from 2012 to 2015. He also served as acting consul general of the Consulate General of the United States,Hong Kong and Macau from 2009 to 2010. He later served as foreign policy advisor to Commander,United States Pacific Command (CDRUSPACOM),Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr.
Robert W. Forden is an American diplomat who served as the United States' Chargéd'affaires to China from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as the deputy chief of mission to the American Institute in Taiwan and the deputy chief of mission to the Embassy of the United States in Beijing. He is the current nominee to be the next United States Ambassador to Cambodia.
