NEXT IN LINE: Outgoing AIT Director Kin Moy praised his successor, Brent Christensen, as ‘absolutely the right person for the job’ — and a better singer than he is
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 07, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
Outgoing American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Kin Moy yesterday said he will always
Outgoing American Institute in Taiwan Director Kin Moy speaks at his farewell news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times
be the biggest fan of US-Taiwan relations even after his departure from the institute, as he bade a sentimental farewell to Taiwan and its people.
In what is expected to be his last public appearance before his scheduled leave next week, Moy gave a humorous start to his farewell press conference by saying that he was surprised to see his pending departure treated as if he was already “in the grave.”
“Ever since I announced that I’ll be leaving, I feel I have been seeing obituaries about myself or hearing people mourn me even though I am still alive,” Moy said. “I am here to tell all my friends that I am merely heading back to Washington, not into the grave.”
Asked about his next post, Moy said he would go back to the US Department of State’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, where he would await his next assignment and would not have a role in Taiwanese affairs. [FULL STORY]
