[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 114 (Friday, September 22, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S9031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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               WELCOME TO TAIWAN REPRESENTATIVE C.J. CHEN

 Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, today I rise to welcome Mr. C.J. 
Chen as the new Representative at the Taiwan Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office (TECRO). Mr. C.J. Chen, former foreign minister 
of Taiwan, has recently replaced Mr. Stephen Chen as Taiwan's top 
diplomat in the United States. Mr. C.J. Chen is certainly qualified to 
speak for his government and to brief us on all the issues affecting 
the good relations between the United States and Taiwan.
  Representative Chen was born in China and educated in Taiwan and 
Great Britain. He received a law degree at the University of Cambridge 
and was a resident fellow at the University of Madrid. Following his 
training in Europe, he returned to Taipei and served in many key 
positions. Most notably he was senior deputy in Taiwan's Washington 
office in the 1980's; later he was a vice foreign minister, a senator 
in the Parliament, and a government spokesman. Prior to June of this 
year, he was the Foreign Minister for the Republic of China.
  Representative Chen's appointment as Taiwan's chief diplomat in the 
United States is a strong indication of the importance his government 
attaches to Taiwan-United States relations. He will have a unique 
opportunity to keep us abreast of the new administration's peace 
initiatives for the region.
  Representative Chen has already made a great start on Capitol Hill. I 
trust that he will have a very successful stay in Washington and on 
Capitol Hill. He is a very talented and respected representative for 
TECRO.

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