Stanley Kao

Stanley Kao
高碩泰

ROC Representative to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 June 2016
Preceded by	Shen Lyu-shun
ROC Representative to Italy
In office 2013 – 4 June 2016
ROC Representative to Hungary
In office 1 February 2008 – 2010
Deputy ROC Representative to the United States
In office June 2004 – 31 January 2008
Representative	Chen Chien-jen David Lee Joseph Wu
Preceded by	Michael Tsai
Personal details
Born	(1953-05-16) 16 May 1953 Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Spouse(s)	Sherry Sung (宋小芬)
Alma mater	National Taiwan University National Chengchi University

Stanley Kao (Chinese: 高碩泰; pinyin: Gāo Shuòtài; born 16 May 1953) is a Taiwanese diplomat.

Early life

Born 16 May 1953 in Taipei, Stanley Kao obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from National Taiwan University in 1975 and master's degree in international law and diplomacy from National Chengchi University (NCCU) in 1980.^[1]^[2]

Career

After graduating from NCCU, Kao began working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in 1980. He was sent to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Honolulu, Hawaii, and later assigned to TECRO in Atlanta, Georgia in 1993.^[3] Kao then became an adviser to TECRO in Malaysia. From 1996 to 1997, he was a fellow at Harvard University's Center for International Affairs.^[4] By 2000, Kao had become the deputy director general of MOFA's North American affairs department.^[5] He was promoted to director general of that division some time the next year.^[6] In 2002, he was appointed deputy representative of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization.^[7] Kao then served as the deputy representative to the United States, beginning in 2004.^[3] He was named representative to Hungary in November 2007,^[8] and took office on 1 February 2008.^[9] After his stint in Hungary, Kao was named the Director General for Economic Affairs and International Cooperation in 2010.^[10]^[11] Kao was appointed the ROC representative to Italy in 2013.^[12] On 23 May 2016, he was appointed as the ROC representative to the United States.^[13] Kao made his first official trip to the United States on 5 June, prior to a swearing-in ceremony held on 2 August.^[14]^[15]

Personal life

Kao is married to Sherry Sung with whom he has one daughter.^[2]^[14]

References

↑ "Stanley Kao tapped as Republic of China's new envoy to United States". China Post. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
1 2 "Representative's Biography (Stanley Kao CV)". Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the United States. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
1 2 Hsu, Stacy (28 May 2016). "Stanley Kao, the veteran diplomat turned US envoy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
↑ "Fellows for 1996-97 Named at Center for International Affairs". Harvard University Gazette. 10 October 1996. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
↑ Namgyal, Tsering; Chu, Monique (28 November 2000). "Quayle looking to land local business". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
↑ Chu, Monique (21 November 2001). "Election observers from abroad begin to arrive in Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
↑ "Deputies for WTO delegation named ahead of departure". Taipei Times. 1 March 2002. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
↑ "New diplomats named". Taipei Times. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
↑ "Representative heads to US". Taipei Times. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
↑ "Director General for Economic Affairs and International Cooperation". Taiwan Today. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
↑ Yeh, Joseph (16 January 2013). "Taiwan to stick with foreign aid projects despite funding cut". China Post. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
↑ "Stanley Kao, nouveau représentant de Taiwan à Washington". Taiwan Info (in French). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
↑ Hsu, Stacy (25 May 2016). "Minister confident ahead of fisheries talks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
1 2 Liao, Tony; Kao, Evelyn (5 June 2016). "Stanley Kao assumes position as Taiwan's new representative to U.S.". Central News Agency. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
↑ Liu, Claudia; Liu, Kay (2 August 2016). "Diplomats, officials formally sworn in for new postings". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

China's Ambassadors to the U.S.

Qing ministers to the U.S. 1875–1912	Chen Lanbin 1875–81 Zheng Zaoru 1881–85 Zhang Yinheng 1885–89 Cui Guoyin 1889–93 Yang Yu 1893–96 Wu Tingfang 1896–1902 Liang Cheng 1902–07 Wu Tingfang 1907–09 Zhang Yintang 1909–11 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1911–12

ROC's envoys to the U.S. 1912–35	Zhang Yintang 1912–13 Xia Xiefu 1913–15 V. K. Wellington Koo 1915–20 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1920–29 Wu Chaoshu 1929–31 Yan Huiqing 1931–33 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1933–35

ROC's ambassadors to the U.S. 1935–79	Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1935–36 Wang Zhengting 1936–38 Hu Shih 1938–42 Wei Tao-ming 1942–46 Wellington Koo 1946–56 Hollington Tong 1956–58 George Yeh 1958–61 Tsiang Tingfu 1961–65 Zhou Shukai 1965–71 James Shen 1971–79

ROC's representatives to the U.S. 1979–present	Konsin Shah 1979–81 Cai Weiping 1981–82 Frederick Chien 1982–88 Ting Mao-shih 1988–94 Benjamin Lu 1994–96 Jason Hu 1996–97 Stephen S.F. Chen 1997–2000 Chen Chien-jen 2000–04 David Lee 2004–07 Joseph Wu 2007–08 Jason Yuan 2008–12 King Pu-tsung 2012–14 Shen Lyu-shun 2014–2016 Stanley Kao 2016–

Chiefs of the PRC Liaison Office in the U.S. 1973–79	Huang Zhen 1973–77 Chai Zemin 1978–79

PRC's ambassadors to the U.S. 1979–present	Chai Zemin 1979–82 Zhang Wenjin 1983–85 Han Xu 1985–89 Zhu Qizhen 1989–93 Li Daoyu 1993–98 Li Zhaoxing 1998–2001 Yang Jiechi 2001–05 Zhou Wenzhong 2005–10 Zhang Yesui 2010–13 Cui Tiankai 2013–present

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