List of ambassadors of the Republic of China to Tuvalu
Appearance
Taiwanese Ambassador to Tuvalu | |
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Inaugural holder | Gao Zheng |
Formation | September 1979 |
The Taiwanese Ambassador to Tuvalu is the official representative of the Republic of China to Tuvalu.[1]
List of representatives
[edit]Start date | Ambassador | Chinese language zh:中華民國駐吐瓦魯大使列表 |
Notes | Premier of the Republic of China | Prime Minister of Tuvalu | End date |
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September 19, 1979 | The governments in Funafuti and Taipei established diplomatic relations. | Sun Yun-suan | Toaripi Lauti | |||
September 1979 | Gao Zheng | zh:高铮 | Taiwan's chargé d'affaires in Tonga in 1975, promoted to ambassador to Tonga in 1978. | Sun Yun-suan | Toaripi Lauti | February 1, 1981 |
February 1, 1981 | Clément A.K. Tsien | 钱爱虔 | The Republic of China has not set up an embassy in Tuvalu since it established diplomatic relations with the country in 1979. The ambassador to Tonga, Clement A.K. Tsien, also served as ambassador to Tuvalu. | Sun Yun-suan | Toaripi Lauti | December 1, 1989 |
July 1, 1989 | Ouyang Huang | 欧阳璜 | Ambassador in Tonga. | Lee Huan | Tomasi Puapua | February 1, 1996 |
February 1, 1996 | TU, Chi-kwang | 屠继光 | Ambassador in Tonga. | Lien Chan | Kamuta Latasi | November 1, 1999 |
March 1, 1999 | Teng Pei-Yin | 鄧備殷 | Concurrently accredited ambassador to Nauru from 1999 to 2003, as well as ambassador to the Solomon Islands from 1998 to 2003. | Vincent Siew | Bikenibeu Paeniu | July 1, 2003 |
July 1, 2003 | Antonio Chen | 陈俊贤 | Also ambassador to the Solomon Islands from July 2003 to September 2006. | Yu Shyi-kun | Saufatu Sopoanga | March 1, 2004 |
March 1, 2004 | Feng Tai | 酆邰 | In late August 2006, following Tuvalu's general election, Ambassador Tai Feng was expelled for meddling in the process of forming the new government through offering bribes.[2] | Yu Shyi-kun | Saufatu Sopoanga | October 1, 2006 |
October 1, 2006 | Daniel Liao | 廖東周 | Liao Tung-chou[3] | Su Tseng-chang | Apisai Ielemia | October 1, 2008 |
November 1, 2008 | James Tien | 田中光 | Liu Chao-shiuan | Apisai Ielemia | September 1, 2010 | |
September 1, 2010 | Larry Tseng | 曾瑞利 | Wu Den-yih | Apisai Ielemia | June 1, 2013 | |
June 1, 2013 | Ming Chang | 張明 | Zhang Ming | Jiang Yi-huah | Willy Telavi | April 1, 2014 |
April 1, 2014 | Jason C. H. WAN | 萬家興 | Jiang Yi-huah | Enele Sopoaga | January 1, 2016 | |
January 1, 2016 | Marc, Jen-Chung U | 蘇仁崇 | Mao Chi-kuo | Enele Sopoaga, Kausea Natano |
January 2016 |
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