The China Post
Date: February 9, 2017
By: James Lo
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Former Foreign Minister James Huang (黃志芳) on Wednesday
Minister of Economic Affairs Lee Chih-kung (李世光), center, watches as TAITRA’s interim Chairwoman and Wang Mei-hua (王美花), left, hands the Seal of TAITRA to the council’s new chairman James Huang (黃志芳), right. Huang, the former Foreign Minister, officially became the new head of the organization on Wednesday. (The China Post photo)
officially became the new chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).
In an event witnessed by various ambassadors and representatives to Taiwan, Huang officially accepted the TAITRA chairmanship seal from the council’s interim chairwoman, incumbent Vice Economic Affairs Minister Wang Mei-hua (王美花).
Huang, who most recently headed the Presidential Office’s New Southbound Policy Office, will succeed Francis Liang (梁國新), who took over as Taiwan’s representative to Singapore last month.
Minister of Economic Affairs Lee Chih-kung (李世光) was also in attendance and presided over the transfer ceremony. [FULL STORY]
