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Australian Office in Taipei
澳洲辦事處
Australian Office in Taipei at the Uni-President International Tower
Agency overview
Formed
  • 1981
    (as Australian Commerce and Industry Office)[1]
  • 2012
    (as Australian Office in Taipei)[2]
Jurisdiction Taiwan
HeadquartersXinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
Agency executive
  • Gary Cowan,
    Representative[3][4]
Parent agencyDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade
WebsiteAustralian Office Taipei

The Australian Office in Taipei (Chinese: 澳洲辦事處; pinyin: Àozhōu Bànshì Chù) represents Australian interests in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.[5] The Office is headed by a Representative.

Its counterpart in Australia is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia in Canberra.[6]

History

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Before 1972, Australia recognised Taiwan as the "Republic of China", and had an embassy in Taipei, opened in 1966.[7] In 1972, diplomatic relations were ended following the decision of the government of Gough Whitlam to recognise the People's Republic of China.[8]

An unofficial organisation known as the Australia-Free China Society, established an office in 1974 to provide services for Australians visiting Taiwan, headed by Lu Chen-kai, Secretary-General of the Sino-Australian Cultural and Economic Association in Taipei.[9] In Australia, Douglas Darby, a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, President of the Australia-Free China Society, represented Taiwan in Australia.[10]

In 1981, The Australian Commerce and Industry Office under the Australian Chamber of Commerce was established in Taipei, which acted as an unofficial representative.[1][11] The office adopted its present name in 2012.[2]

The Visa and Citizenship Office in Seoul, Korea manages visa services for applicants in Taiwan.[12]

List of representatives

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# Officeholder Image Term start date Term end date Time in office Notes
1 Bill Mattingly 1981 1990 8–9 years [13]
2 Rob O'Donovan 1990 1992 1–2 years [13]
3 Colin Heseltine 1992 1997 4–5 years [14]
4 Sam Gerovich 1997 2001 4 years [14]
5 Frances Adamson 2001 2005 4 years [15]
6 Steve Waters 2005 2008 2–3 years [16]
7 Alice Cawte 2008 2011 2–3 years [17]
8 Kevin Magee 2011 2014 2–3 years [18]
9 Catherine Raper 2014 2018 3–4 years [3]
10 Gary Cowan 2018 2021 2–3 years [19]
11 Jenny Bloomfield 2021 Incumbent 2–3 years [20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Millar, Ann (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate: 1962-1983. Sydney: UNSW Press. p. 244. ISBN 9780868409962.
  2. ^ a b "Australian office renamed". Taipei Times. 30 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Representative, Australian Office, Taipei Ms Catherine Raper". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Australian Government. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. ^ Everington, Keoni (27 July 2017). "Taiwan's 'New Southbound Policy' and Australia". Taiwan News. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ^ "The Australian Office in Taipei". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Australian Government.
  6. ^ "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia".
  7. ^ -Grant, Bruce (14 July 1971). "Whitlam hasn't dumped Taiwan". The Age. p. 5.
  8. ^ "Taiwan country brief]". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Australian Government.
  9. ^ "Free China Review". Sino-Australian Cultural and Economic Association. 24–25. W. Y. Tsao: 4. 1974.
  10. ^ "Love-hate with Taiwan". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 March 1974. p. 4.
  11. ^ Tull, Malcolm (1993). Prospects for Australian Seafood Exports: A Case Study of the Taiwanese Market. Melbourne: Asia Research Centre on Social, Political, and Economic Change, Murdoch University. p. 10. ISBN 9780869053010.
  12. ^ "Visas and migration". Australian Office.
  13. ^ a b "Australian Backing Taipei GATT Bid". Taiwan Info. 19 February 1990. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016.
  14. ^ a b Taiwan-Australia Relations: Humming Along, University of Nottingham, February 6, 2014
  15. ^ "Business Lunch with HE Ms Frances Adamson, Australian Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (Melbourne)". University of Melbourne. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015.
  16. ^ "Cross-strait stability vital to Australia, envoy says". Taipei Times. 31 January 2006.
  17. ^ "Australia praises Ma for avoiding dollar diplomacy". Taipei Times. 27 October 2008.
  18. ^ "Interview with Kevin Magee, seasoned Australian diplomat". Radio Taiwan International. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
  19. ^ "Representative, Australian Office". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Australian Government. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Representative, Australian Office". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Australian Government. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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