Wu Chih-chung
Wu Chih-chung (Chinese: 吳志中; pinyin: Wú Zhìzhōng) is a Taiwanese politician. He has been the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Executive Yuan since 20 May 2016,[2] and has later become the Diplomatic Representative from Taiwan in France since 16 July 2018.
Wu Chih-chung | |
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| 吳志中 | |
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| ROC Representative to France | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Ming-zhong |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the ROC | |
| In office 20 May 2016 – 15 July 2018 | |
| Minister | David Lee Joseph Wu |
| Succeeded by | Hsu Szu-chien[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Alma mater | École des Hautes Études Internationales Paris Pantheon-Sorbonne University Paris 8 University |
Educational background
He has studied in Paris, France from 1989 to 1998 and has obtained his master's degree in diplomacy and his doctoral degree in political science from the Pantheon-Sorbonne University. After returning to Taiwan, he has worked as a professor at Soochow University in the Department of Political Science. His areas of expertise are geopolitics, diplomatic history, EU foreign policy, post-war world situation, French government and French politics.
Professional experience
Due to his experience and expertise of international relations and European affairs, he has been recruited by several public or private institutions for advisory positions, such as Taipei and Taichung City Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education, etc.
As the president and later the honorary president of Alliance Française in Taiwan, he has been relentlessly promoting the exchange between Taiwan and France. In 2014, he was appointed by the French President François Hollande as a Knight of the French National Order of Merit.
References
- Hou, Elaine; Yen, William (1 June 2018). "Foreign Ministry appoints new deputy foreign minister, France rep". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- "Chih-Chung Wu - Principal Officers - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網.
