American Institute in Taiwan Kaohsiung Branch Office explained

American Institute in Taiwan
Kaohsiung Branch Office
美國在台協會高雄分處
Type:U.S. Government-Sponsored Non-profit Organization
Services:de facto consular functions
Size:250px
Headquarters:Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Leader Title:Branch Chief
Leader Name:Neil Gibson
Leader Title2:Deputy Branch Chief
Leader Name2:Samuel Hoffman
Area Served:Southern Taiwan
Homepage:https://www.ait.org.tw/en/
Footnotes:under authorization of the Taiwan Relations Act

The Kaohsiung Branch Office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT/K;) 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]

History

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.[4]

Key Officers

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

Branch Chief

List of Branch Chiefs of AIT/K!Name !Started!Ended!Ref.
Patrick J. Corcoran19791980[5] [6]
John J. Norris 19801980
Donald E. Soergel19801982
John E. Lundin19821983
John A. Froebe, Jr.19831985
Syd Goldsmith19851989
Joseph R. Donovan Jr.19891992
Jeffrey Buczacki19921995
Thomas Biddick19951996
Darrell A. Jenks19961999[7] [8]
Stephen D. Dunn1999unknown[9]
Thomas Biddickunknown2002[10]
Robert W. Forden20022005
Tracy Thiele20052008[11]
Christian Castro20082011[12]
Gary Oba20112014[13]
Robert C. DeWitt20142017[14]
Matthew O’Connor20172020[15]
Mason Yu20202022[16]
Thomas T. Wong20222023[17]
Neil Gibson2023current[18]

Deputy Branch Chief

List of Deputy Branch Chiefs of AIT/K!Name !Started!Ended!Ref.
Tim Neelyunknown1996[19]
Gary G. Oba19962000
David W. Seckler2000unknown[20]
William B. Johnsonunknown2006[21]
Jean Pierre-Louis20062008[22]
Mason Yu20082011[23]
John Hartman20112014[24]
Jason Chue20142017[25]
Suzanne Wong20172020[26]
Jack Lambert20202023[27]
Samuel Hoffman2023current[28]

Public Affairs Officer

Principle Commercial Officer (Commercial Section Chief)

Political Officer

Community Liaison Officer

Notes

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

d. William B. Johnson was already Economic and Consular Section Chief as of May 2004[47]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 美國在台協會高雄分處 - 美國在台協會. Ait.org.tw. 26 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Key Officers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241130183028/https://www.ait.org.tw/aitk-keyofficers/ . 2024-11-30 . 2024-11-30 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  3. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 2014-08-06 . 2014-0806 AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office Moving to New Location August 8 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241130231407/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr1432.html . 2024-11-30 . 2024-11-30 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  4. Web site: AIT . Taipei Main Office . 2014-08-08 . Remarks by AIT Director Christopher J. Marut at Opening of New AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office Friday, August 8, 2014 China Steel Building, Kaohsiung . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201012247/https://web-archive-2022.ait.org.tw/remarks-ait-director-christopher-j-marut-opening-new-ait-kaohsiung-branch-office-friday-august-8-2014-china-steel-building-kaohsiung/index~1.html . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  5. Web site: Foreign Relations of the ROC . live . https://archive.ph/u5Q0U . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . www.taiwan-database.net.
  6. Book: 陳, 純一 . 中華民國/臺灣與美國間關係運作之建制 (1979-2019) . 黃 . 剛 . 國立政治大學國際事務學院國際法學研究中心 . January 2020 . 9570265132 . Revised . 277-278 . zh-tw . The Establishment of Relations between the Republic of China/Taiwan and the United States (1979-2019) . 2024-12-01 . 2000 . https://megalodon.jp/ref/2024-1201-1311-42/www.rcils.nccu.edu.tw/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E6%B0%91%E5%9C%8B%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E8%88%87%E7%BE%8E%E5%9C%8B%E9%96%93%E9%97%9C%E4%BF%82__2019__%E5%A2%9E%E8%A8%82%E7%89%88__20-08-14.doc . 2024-12-01 . live.
  7. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 1996-07-26 . Darrell A. Jenks Assumes Duties as Chief of AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126200504/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr9636.html . 2023-11-26 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  8. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 2012-05-16 . 2012-05-16 Death of Former AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office Chief Darrell Jenks . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201025737/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr1226.html . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  9. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 1999-06-23 . New Chief of AIT Kaohsiung Branch Stephen D. Dunn Assumes Duties . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240620055711/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr9933.html . 2024-06-20 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  10. Web site: 2002-08-06 . New Chief of AIT Kaohsiung Branch Robert W. Forden to Assume Duties . live . https://archive.is/JBW4r . 2020-04-07 . 2021-03-02 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw.
  11. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 2005-08-15 . Tracy Thiele Assumes Duties as New Chief of AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201023949/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr0539.html . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  12. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 2008-03-04 . Chris Castro Assumes Duties As New Chief of AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240620050230/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr0810.html . 2024-06-20 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  13. Web site: Gary Oba Takes Position as Branch Chief of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office . dead . https://archive.today/20200925102116/https://www.ait.org.tw/gary-oba-takes-position-branch-chief-aits-kaohsiung-branch-office/ . 2020-09-25 . 2020-09-25 . American Institute in Taiwan.
  14. Web site: AIT . Taipei Main Office . 2014-07-30 . Robert C. DeWitt Assumes Duties as Chief of AIT's Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126173216/https://web-archive-2022.ait.org.tw/robert-c-dewitt-assumes-duties-chief-aits-kaohsiung-branch-office/index~1.html . 2023-11-26 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  15. Web site: AIT . Taipei Main Office . 2017-08-03 . Matthew O’Connor Assumes Duties as Branch Chief of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126163144/https://web-archive-2022.ait.org.tw/matthew-oconnor-assumes-duties-branch-chief-aits-kaohsiung-branch-office/index~1.html . 2023-11-26 . 2024-11-30 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  16. Web site: AIT . 2020-08-19 . Mason Yu assumes the position of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office Chief . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241130185217/https://www.ait.org.tw/mason-yu-ait-kaohsiung-branch-chief/ . 2024-11-30 . 2024-11-30 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  17. Web site: AIT . 2022-08-09 . Thomas T. Wong assumes the position of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office Chief . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201003631/https://www.ait.org.tw/thomas-wong-assumes-the-position-of-aits-kaohsiung-branch-office-chief/ . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  18. Web site: AIT . 2023-08-22 . Neil Gibson Assumes the position of AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office Chief . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201003825/https://www.ait.org.tw/ait-kaohsiung-branch-office-announces-new-officers-assumption-of-duties/ . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  19. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 1996-07-22 . Gary G. Oba Takes up Duties as Chief of the Economic and Travel Services Sections of the AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201024611/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr9635.html . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  20. Web site: August 2000 . 美國在台協會高雄分處 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001219190700/http://ait.org.tw:80/ait/KA/aitk.htm . 2000-12-19 . ait.org.tw . zh-tw.
  21. Web site: 2006-09-11 . Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060926041343/http://foia.state.gov/Phonebook/KOH/key_country.asp?ID=Taiwan . 2006-09-26 . U.S. Department of State.
  22. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 2006-10-02 . Jean Pierre-Louis Takes Position As Economic and Consular Section Chief at the American Institute in Taiwan, Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201023620/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr0646.html . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  23. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 2008-07-10 . Mason Yu Takes Position as Deputy Branch Chief and Economic and Consular Section Chief at AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201023125/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr0845.html . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  24. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 2011-07-28 . 2011-07-28 John Hartman Takes Position as Deputy Branch Chief of AIT's Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201022559/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr1139.html . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  25. Web site: AIT . Taipei Main Office . 2014-07-09 . Jason Chue Assumes Duties as Deputy Branch Chief of AIT's Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126172159/https://web-archive-2022.ait.org.tw/jason-chue-assumes-duties-deputy-branch-chief-aits-kaohsiung-branch-office/index~1.html . 2023-11-26 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  26. Web site: AIT . Taipei Main Office . 2017-07-13 . Suzanne Wong Assumes Duties as Deputy Branch Chief of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241130234934/https://web-archive-2022.ait.org.tw/suzanne-wong-assumes-duties-deputy-branch-chief-aits-kaohsiung-branch-office/index~1.html . 2024-11-30 . 2024-11-30 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  27. Web site: AIT . 2018-03-24 . Kaohsiung Deputy Branch Chief Jack Lambert . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201002930/https://www.ait.org.tw/kaohsiung-deputy-branch-chief-jack-lambert/ . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  28. Web site: AIT . 2023-08-22 . Samuel Goffman Assumes the Position of Deputy Branch Chief of AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201003927/https://www.ait.org.tw/samuel-goffman-assumes-the-position-of-deputy-chief-of-ait-kaohsiung-branch-office/ . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  29. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 2012-09-25 . 2012-09-25 Mark Azua Takes Position as Branch Public Affairs Officer of AIT's Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201022142/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr1249.html . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  30. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 2015-09-16 . 2015-09-16 John Slover Assumes Duties as Public Affairs Officer of AIT's Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201021849/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr1544.html . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  31. Web site: AIT . Taipei Main Office . 2017-10-20 . Peter McSharry Assumes Duties as Branch Public Affairs Officer of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241130234741/https://web-archive-2022.ait.org.tw/peter-mcsharry-assumes-duties-branch-public-affairs-officer-aits-kaohsiung-branch-office/index~1.html . 2024-11-30 . 2024-11-30 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  32. Web site: AIT . 2020-08-24 . Julius Tsai Assumes Duties as AIT Kaohsiung Branch’s Public Affairs Officer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201003237/https://www.ait.org.tw/julius-tsai-aitk-pao/ . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  33. Web site: AIT . 2023-07-20 . NELSON WEN ASSUMES DUTIES AS AIT KAOHSIUNG BRANCH’S PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201003730/https://www.ait.org.tw/nelson-wen-assumes-duties-as-ait-kaohsiung-branchs-public-affairs-officer/ . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  34. Web site: WILLIAM MARSHAK . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241205000753/https://www.bellachoimade.com/billmarshak . 2024-12-05 . 2024-12-05 . BellaChoiMADE . en.
  35. Web site: November 2002 . AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030216184713/http://ait.org.tw/ait/KA/aitke.htm . 2003-02-16.
  36. Web site: 2006-10-02 . AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061004190829/http://www.ait.org.tw:80/en/ait_kaohsiung/ . 2006-10-04 . www.ait.org.tw.
  37. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 2006-10-05 . Janee Pierre-Louis Takes Position As Commercial Section Chief At the American Institute in Taiwan, Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201015723/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr0648.html . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  38. Web site: 2008-07-01 . AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080704181342/http://ait.org.tw/en/ait_kaohsiung/ . 2008-07-04 . ait.org.tw.
  39. Web site: AIT . Taipei Main Office . 2009-01-12 . Stephen Green Begins Work as Commercial Section Chief at AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126172224/https://web-archive-2022.ait.org.tw/stephen-green-begins-work-commercial-section-chief-ait-kaohsiung-branch-office/index~1.html . 2023-11-26 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  40. Web site: AIT . Taipei Main Office . 2011-08-15 . Gregory Harris Takes Position as Principal Commercial Officer of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126173201/https://web-archive-2022.ait.org.tw/gregory-harris-takes-position-principal-commercial-officer-aits-kaohsiung-branch-office/index~1.html . 2023-11-26 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  41. Web site: American Institute in Taiwan . 美國在台協會 . 2016-08-02 . 2016-08-02 Sarah Fox Assumes Duties as Commercial Section Chief of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241130234655/https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/en/pressrelease-pr1640.html . 2024-11-30 . 2024-11-30 . web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw . en.
  42. Web site: AIT . 2020-08-28 . Dave Averne Assumes Duties as AIT Kaohsiung Branch’s Principal Commercial Officer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201003341/https://www.ait.org.tw/dave-averne-as-aitk-principal-commercial-officer/ . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  43. Web site: AIT . 2023-11-15 . Jonathan Hwang Assumed the Position of Political Section Chief of AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201004048/https://www.ait.org.tw/jonathan-hwang-assumed-the-position-of-political-section-chief-of-ait-kaohsiung-branch-office/ . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . American Institute in Taiwan . en-US.
  44. Web site: 2024-11-15 . United States Department of State Telephone Directory: Key Officers List (UNCLASSIFIED) . live . https://megalodon.jp/ref/2024-1201-1251-10/https://www.state.gov:443/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Key-Officers.pdf . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . www.state.gov . 57.
  45. Web site: 2001-01-10 . 十三、駐華外國機構名錄 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201064811/https://multilingual.mofa.gov.tw/web/web_UTF-8/almanac/almanac2000/mofa_49.htm . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . multilingual.mofa.gov.tw.
  46. Web site: 2002-03-31 . 新聞科 澎湖縣政府行政處 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241201070235/https://www.penghu.gov.tw/general/home.jsp?id=156&act=view&dataserno=201011130036 . 2024-12-01 . 2024-12-01 . www.penghu.gov.tw . zh-tw.
  47. Web site: May 2004 . AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040616041717/http://www.ait.org.tw/en/ait_kaohsiung/ . 2004-06-16 . www.ait.org.tw.

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