Jason Yuan | |
Office1: | 16th Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China |
Deputy1: | John Deng[1] |
Term Start1: | 27 September 2012 |
Term End1: | 24 March 2014 |
Predecessor1: | Hu Wei-jen |
Successor1: | King Pu-tsung |
Office2: | ROC Representative to the United States of America |
Term Start2: | 4 August 2008 |
Term End2: | 27 September 2012 |
Predecessor2: | Joseph Wu |
Successor2: | King Pu-tsung |
Office3: | ROC Ambassador to Panama |
Term Start3: | 1 June 1996 |
Term End3: | 1 October 1998 |
Predecessor3: | Su Ping-chao |
Successor3: | Lan Chih-ming |
Office4: | ROC Representative to Canada |
Term Start4: | 1994 |
Term End4: | 1996 |
Birth Place: | Guizhou, China |
Nationality: | Republic of China |
Party: | Kuomintang |
Spouse: | Margaret Yuan |
Children: | Billy Yuan, Alice Yuan |
Alma Mater: | Republic of China Naval Academy Southeastern University |
Jason Yuan (; born 1 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat. He was the Secretary-General of the National Security Council in 2012–2014.[2]
Yuan was the chief representative of the Republic of China to the United States as the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington, DC.[3] He was appointed to that position in July 2008 by President Ma Ying-jeou to succeed Joseph Wu, who had been appointed by the previous administration.[4]