Raymond Greene
Director
Jeremy Cornforth
Deputy Director
Arend Zwartjes
Public Diplomacy Section Chief
Betsy Shieh
Commercial Section Chief
N. Rashad Jones
Economic Section Chief
Anny Vu
Political Section Chief
Director
On July 8, 2024, Mr. Raymond F. Greene assumed charge as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). This is Director Greene’s third posting in Taiwan, having last served as AIT Deputy Director from 2018-2021. He was most recently Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo, Japan, from 2021-24.
Deputy Director
Jeremy Cornforth is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He assumed the position of Deputy Director of the American Institute in Taiwan in July 2021 after serving as Chief of the Consular Section at the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou, China.
Public Diplomacy Section Chief
Arend Zwartjes is the Public Affairs Officer at the AIT. He has worked for the U.S. State Department since 2003 and previously served in overseas posts in China, Barbados, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia.
Commercial Section Chief
Betsy Shieh currently serves as the Commercial Section Chief of the American Institute in Taiwan, where she manages a team of 20 marketing and customer service professionals. The team’s primary roles are to promote cooperation between U.S. firms, Taiwan companies and the Taiwan authorities.
Economic Section Chief
N. Rashad Jones currently serves as Economic Section Chief at the American Institute in Taiwan during July 2022. Throughout his career, Rashad has primarily worked on Asia and Latin American issues.
Political Section Chief
Anny Vu is the Political Chief at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). Before coming to
AIT, she was the State Department Deputy Coordinator for China Bilateral Affairs in the Office
of China Coordination (“China House”) in Washington, D.C.
Raymond Greene
Director
Jeremy Cornforth
Deputy Director
Arend Zwartjes
Public Diplomacy Section Chief
Betsy Shieh
Commercial Section Chief
N. Rashad Jones
Economic Section Chief
Anny Vu
Political Section Chief
Joseph R. Biden
President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris
Vice President of the United States
Antony J. Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State
President of the United States
President Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. As President, Biden will restore America’s leadership and build our communities back better.
Vice President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator.
U.S. Secretary of State
Antony J. Blinken is the 71st U.S. Secretary of State. He was nominated by President Biden on November 23, 2020; confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021; and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris the following day.
Joseph R. Biden
President of the United States
Joseph R. Biden
President of the United States
President Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. As President, Biden will restore America’s leadership and build our communities back better.
Kamala D. Harris
Vice President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris
Vice President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris is the Vice President of the United States of America. She was elected Vice President after a lifetime of public service, having been elected District Attorney of San Francisco, California Attorney General, and United States Senator.
Antony J. Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State
Antony J. Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State
Antony J. Blinken is the 71st U.S. Secretary of State. He was nominated by President Biden on November 23, 2020; confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2021; and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris the following day.
