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American Institute in Taiwan Kaohsiung Branch Office

American Institute in Taiwan
Kaohsiung Branch Office
美國在台協會高雄分處
TypeU.S. Government-Sponsored Non-profit Organization
HeadquartersKaohsiung, Taiwan
Area served
Southern Taiwan
Servicesde facto consular functions
Branch Chief
Neil Gibson
Deputy Branch Chief
Samuel Hoffman
Websitehttps://www.ait.org.tw/en/
under authorization of the Taiwan Relations Act

The Kaohsiung Branch Office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT/K; Chinese: 美國在台協會高雄分處; pinyin: Měiguó Zài Tái Xiéhuì Gāoxióng Fēnchù) represents U.S. interests in southern Taiwan.[1] It is located within the China Steel Corporation Headquarters building in Cianjin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Neil Gibson assumed the position of Branch Chief of the American Institute in Taiwan’s (AIT’s) Kaohsiung Branch Office in August 2023.[2]

Consular district of the Kaohsiung Branch Office of the American Institute in Taiwan covers Kaohsiung, Tainan, Chiayi City, Chiayi County, Pingtung County, Penghu County, and Taitung County

History

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In 1979, the Kaohsiung Branch Office of the American Institute of Taiwan was established. The purpose is to promote commercial, cultural and people-to-people ties between United States and the residents of southern Taiwan.[3]

In 1986, the Kaohsiung Branch Office relocated to the Cathay Life Chungcheng Building on Chung Cheng 3rd Road, Sinsing District, Kaohsiung.

On August 8, 2014, the Kaohsiung Branch Office relocated again to their current location within the China Steel Corporation Headquarters building.[3][4]

Key Officers

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The current and former key officers for the Kaohsiung Branch Office are as follows:

Robert C. DeWitt, Branch Chief from 2014 to 2017
Jason Chue, Deputy Branch Chief from 2014 to 2017

Branch Chief

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List of Branch Chiefs of AIT/K
Name Term Ref.
Started Ended
Patrick J. Corcoran 1979 1980 [5][6]
John J. Norris 1980 1980
Donald E. Soergel 1980 1982
John E. Lundin 1982 1983
John A. Froebe, Jr. 1983 1985
Syd Goldsmith 1985 1989
Joseph R. Donovan Jr. 1989 1992
Jeffrey Buczacki 1992 1995
Thomas Biddick 1995 1996
Darrell A. Jenks 1996 1999 [7][8]
Stephen D. Dunn 1999 unknown[a] [9]
Thomas Biddick unknown[b] 2002 [10]
Robert W. Forden 2002 2005
Tracy Thiele 2005 2008 [11]
Christian Castro 2008 2011 [12]
Gary Oba 2011 2014 [13]
Robert C. DeWitt 2014 2017 [14]
Matthew O’Connor 2017 2020 [15]
Mason Yu 2020 2022 [16]
Thomas T. Wong 2022 2023 [17]
Neil Gibson 2023 current [18]

Deputy Branch Chief

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List of Deputy Branch Chiefs of AIT/K
Name Term Ref.
Started Ended
Originally named as Chief of the Economic and Travel Services Sections
Tim Neely unknown 1996 [19]
Gary G. Oba 1996 2000 [19][13]
Renamed to Economic and Consular Section Chief
David W. Seckler 2000 unknown[c] [20]
William B. Johnson unknown[d] 2006 [21]
Jean Pierre-Louis 2006 2008 [22]
Renamed to Deputy Branch Chief
Mason Yu 2008 2011 [23]
John Hartman 2011 2014 [24]
Jason Chue 2014 2017 [25]
Suzanne Wong 2017 2020 [26]
Jack Lambert 2020 2023 [27]
Samuel Hoffman 2023 current [28]

Public Affairs Officer

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List of Public Affairs Officers of AIT/K
Name Term Ref.
Started Ended
Mark Azua 2012 2015 [29]
John Slover 2015 2017 [30]
Peter McSharry 2017 2020 [31]
Julius Tsai 2020 2023 [32]
Nelson Wen 2023 current [33]

Principle Commercial Officer (Commercial Section Chief)

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Political Officer

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Community Liaison Officer

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Notes

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a.^ Stephen D. Dunn was still Branch Office Chief as of 10 January 2001[45]
b.^ Thomas Biddick was already Branch Office Chief as of 27 March 2002[46]
c.^ David W. Seckler was still Economic and Consular Section Chief as of November 2002[35]
d.^ William B. Johnson was already Economic and Consular Section Chief as of May 2004[47]

References

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