British Office Taipei
Coordinates: 25°02′23″N 121°33′56″E / 25.03972°N 121.56556°E
英國在台辦事處 | |
President International Tower | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed |
1993 (as British Trade and Cultural Office) 2015 (as British Office Taipei)[1] |
Jurisdiction | Taiwan |
Headquarters | Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan |
Employees | 36 |
Minister responsible |
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Website | British Office Taipei |
The British Office Taipei (Chinese: 英國在台辦事處; pinyin: Yīngguó Zài Tái Bànshì Chù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Eng-kok chāi Tâi Pān-sū-chhù) is the representative office of the United Kingdom in the Taiwan with a principal role to promote the British trade and investment interests. It functions as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Its Taiwanese counterpart is the Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
History
The office, then known as the British Trade and Cultural Office, was opened in October 1993.[2] It succeeded the Anglo-Taiwan Trade Committee, a privately financed entity established in 1976.[3] Unlike its predecessor, it could issue visas directly to people in Taiwan.[4]
The British Council, which had taken over and expanded the functions of the private Anglo-Taiwan Education Centre, operated the Office's Cultural and Education Section.[1]
On 26 May 2015, its name was changed to British Office Taipei to reflect the full scope of the office work, and the title of its head was changed from "Director" to "Representative".[5]
List of Directors and Representatives
Name | Photo | Tenure | Note | |
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Philip Morrice | 1993 – 1995 | |||
Alan S. Collins | 1995 – 1998 | |||
David Coates | 1999 – 2002 | |||
Derek R. Marsh | 2002 – 2005 | |||
Michael D. Reilly | 2006 – 2009 | |||
David Campbell | 2009 – 2013 | [6] | ||
Chris Wood | 2013 –2016 | |||
Damion Potter | 2016 | Acting Representative[7] | ||
Catherine Nettleton | 2016 – | [8] |
Location
The office has been located in President International Tower (統一國際大樓) in Xinyi District on January 22, 2008.[9] It is accessible within walking distance south of Taipei City Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.
See also
- List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
- Taiwan–United Kingdom relations
- Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
- Foreign relations of Taiwan
References
- 1 2 "House of Commons - Foreign Affairs - Minutes of Evidence". parliament.uk.
- ↑ Taiwan Yearbook, Government Information Office, 2000, page 147
- ↑ A Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations, Françoise Mengin, in Privatising the State, Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 157-158
- ↑ East Asian Executive Reports, Volume 16, International Executive Reports, 1994
- ↑ BTCO officially changes name to 'British Office', The China Post, May 28, 2015
- ↑ "Change of High Commissioner to Brunei". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 2013-05-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ↑ "Damion Potter, Representative, British Office Taipei". gov.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Former Taiwan Foreign Minister visits the UK". Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ British Trade and Cultural Office moves to a new office, The China Post, January 29, 2008
External links
- "British Office Taipei". gov.uk.