[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 155 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        WELCOME DR. STEPHEN CHEN

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 5, 1997

  Mr. THOMPSON. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to join others in welcoming 
Dr. Stephen Chen to Washington, DC. He has recently assumed the 
position of Taiwan's top representative in Washington, replacing D. 
Jason Hu.
  Representative Chen comes to Washington with impeccable diplomatic 
credentials. Prior to this appointment, he served as Deputy Secretary-
General to President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China [ROC]. Dr. 
Chen is a distinguished career diplomat. He served at the Embassy of 
the ROC in Manila in 1953, and has held a number of diplomatic posts 
throughout the world. In the sixties, he was stationed in Brazil and in 
the early seventies he held various consular posts in the United 
States.
  Representative Chen is married to Madam Rose Te Chen, has two sons 
and one daughter. I am told he speaks several languages fluently, and I 
know that he speaks and understands the English language and its 
nuances and idioms quite well.
  Representative Chen will undoubtedly have a challenging job in 
Washington, but I believe he will strive hard to strengthen the good 
relations between Washington and Taipei.
  I extend to Dr. Chen and his family the very best wishes for a 
productive and worthwhile experience during their Washington tenure.

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