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Jason Yuan

Taiwanese politician and diplomat

袁健生

16th Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of ChinaIn office
27 September 2012 – 24 March 2014DeputyJohn Deng^[1]Preceded byHu Wei-jenSucceeded byKing Pu-tsungROC Representative to the United States of AmericaIn office
4 August 2008 – 27 September 2012Preceded byJoseph WuSucceeded byKing Pu-tsungROC Ambassador to PanamaIn office
1 June 1996 – 1 October 1998Preceded bySu Ping-chaoSucceeded byLan Chih-mingROC Representative to CanadaIn office
1994–1996 Personal detailsBorn1 February 1942 (1942-02) (age 82)
Guizhou, ChinaNationalityRepublic of ChinaPolitical partyKuomintangSpouseMargaret YuanChildrenBilly Yuan, Alice YuanAlma materRepublic of China Naval Academy
Southeastern University

Jason Yuan (Chinese: 袁健生; pinyin: Yuán Jiànshēng; born 1 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat. He was the Secretary-General of the National Security Council in 2012–2014.^[2]

ROC Representative to the United States

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]

References

^ "New Cabinet member appointed to handle TPP, RCEP issues - Politics - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS".
^ "Meet H. E. Jason Yuan of The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office". www.harvard-dc.org.
^ Representative Welcome Message Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ Jason Yuan places better US ties at top of priorities Taipei Times Jul 02, 2008, Page 3