[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16729]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DR. DAVID TAWEI LEE

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 20, 2004

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. David Tawei 
Lee. Dr. David Tawei Lee, Taiwan's premier diplomat in Europe, has been 
reassigned to replace Representative C.J. Chen as Taiwan's top 
representative in Washington. Dr. Lee will be in charge of Taiwan's 
Washington office and serve as Taiwan's de-facto ambassador in 
Washington.
  Dr. Lee is uniquely qualified for this top post. He began his Foreign 
Service career in Taiwan's Washington office from 1982 to 1988. From 
1993 to 1996 he was Director General of Taiwan's office in Boston. In 
1996 he was Director-General of North American Affairs at Taiwan's 
foreign ministry. Subsequently he was Taiwan's spokesman from 1997 to 
1998 and Taiwan's deputy foreign minister. For the last few years he 
was Taiwan's number one diplomat in Europe, responsible for liaisoning 
with all European countries.
  Dr. Lee received his Ph.D. in political science from the University 
of Virginia and did research work at Harvard University. In 2000 Oxford 
University Press published his monumental study, The Making of the 
Taiwan Relations Act which offers an unprecedented look into the 
legislative history of the Taiwan Relations Act.
  I am pleased that the Taiwan government has assigned Dr. Lee to 
represent Taiwan in Washington. In the months ahead, Dr. Lee will 
continue to strengthen the relations between Taiwan and Washington. I 
am sure that he will do an excellent job given his strong professional 
and academic credentials. Many of us look forward to welcoming him to 
Washington.
  Like many of my colleagues, I have enjoyed working with the 
outstanding diplomats from Taiwan. I have also enjoyed working with 
Professor Nathan Mao. Having written a number of books and articles on 
Chinese subjects, he is a China expert. His knowledge as well as his 
communication skills are highly respected on the Hill.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in extending a warm welcome to 
Ambassador David Tawei Lee and his wife Madam Lin Chih and I invite my 
colleagues to do the same.

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