Alexander Yui Explained

Alexander Tah-ray Yui
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Office1:Taiwanese Representative to the United States
President1:Tsai Ing-wen
Term Start1:12 December 2023
Predecessor1:Hsiao Bi-khim
Office2:12th Taiwanese Representative to the
European Union and Belgium
Termstart2:September 2023
Termend2:12 December 2023
President2:Tsai Ing-wen
Predecessor2:Remus Chen
Successor2:Roy Lee
Office3:Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Termstart3:June 2021
Termend3:September 2023
Minister3:Joseph Wu
Predecessor3:Miguel Tsao
Successor3:Remus Chen
Office4:14th Taiwanese Ambassador to Paraguay
Termstart4:October 2015
Termend4:April 2018
President4:Ma Ying-jeou
Tsai Ing-wen
Predecessor4:José María Liu
Successor4:Chou Lin
Nationality:Taiwan
Alma Mater:Texas A&M University
Occupation:Diplomat

Alexander Yui Tah-ray is a Taiwanese diplomat currently serving as Taiwan's representative to the United States, succeeding Hsiao Bi-khim. A career diplomat, he previously served as the Taiwanese ambassador to Paraguay from 2015 to 2018, vice minister of foreign affairs from 2021 to 2023, and briefly the representative to the European Union and Belgium.

Early life and education

Yui attended high school in Panama.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in politics and foreign languages (1986) and a master's degree in Spanish literature (1988), both from Texas A&M University.

Diplomatic career

Yui is the outgoing Representative of Taiwan to the European Union and Belgium since 2023.[2] He was designated as the Taiwanese representative to the United States in November 2023 after the resignation of Hsiao Bi-khim.[3] He had also served several diplomat offices including the vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwanese ambassador to Paraguay, director of the Taiwanese Representative Office in the Latin America and the Caribbean.[4]

Personal life

Yui is fluent in Spanish and English, and conversational in French. His father was also a diplomat.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Yang. Yao-ju. Su. Yung-yao. 新任駐美代表》俞大㵢「拉美通」 曾獲巴拉圭授勳. Liberty Times. 1 December 2023. 30 November 2023. zh-tw.
  2. Web site: 2023-06-13 . Taiwan's vice foreign minister appointed envoy to EU – Focus Taiwan . 2023-11-30 . Focus Taiwan – CNA English News . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2023-11-29 . Taiwan's envoy to EU appointed representative to U.S. – Focus Taiwan . 2023-11-30 . Focus Taiwan – CNA English News . en-US.
  4. Web site: Permanent Deputy Minister Alexander Tah-ray Yui. 機要事務辦公室. 2021-06-24. MOFA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan). https://web.archive.org/web/20220330134124/https://www.mofa.gov.tw/MofaLeader_Content.aspx?n=105&sms=88&mls=92 . 2022-03-30.