AIT is proud to announce that on Saturday, February 27, Director Brent Christensen will participate in the ceremonial tip-off of the P. LEAGUE+ match between the Hsinchu Lioneers and Taoyuan Pilots at the Hsinchu County Stadium.|PR-2103|February 26, 2021
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 February, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases
The United States applauds the agreement to establish a Taiwan Office in Guyana. |PR-2102|February 4, 2021
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 4 February, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: COVID-19, Guyana, Taiwan Office
Ambassador Kelly Craft will travel to Taipei January 13-15 for meetings with senior Taiwan counterparts and members of the diplomatic community.|PR-2101|January 8, 2021
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 8 January, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2021 Press Releases
Taiwan relies on imports for an affordable, reliable, and varied food supply. The United States is the single largest supplier of agricultural and food imports, providing 25% of Taiwan’s total import market. Taiwan is the 7th largest agricultural export market for the United States. We take pride in the safety and quality of the food …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 21 December, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
On December 14, 2020, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) signed a new Science and Technology Agreement (STA) that will strengthen cooperation between the two societies to advance joint understanding on a broad range of science and technology topics.|PR-2067|December 18, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 December, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
On December 15, 2020, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), in partnership with Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), and Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association co-hosted the sixth Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) Joint Committee in Taipei. |PR-2066|December 15, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 15 December, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF)
A joint press conference was held on December 14, 2020 at the Executive Yuan to announce U.S.-Taiwan Cooperation on Women’s Livelihood Bond. Minister John C.C. Deng, Minister Joseph Wu, Secretary General Timothy Hsiang of TaiwanICDF, and AIT/T Director Brent Christensen attended the conference.|PR-2065|December 14, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 December, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
PR-2064 December 3, 2020 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN AND THE TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION COOPERATION A. Objective The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), collectively referred to as …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
As part of the U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on language education cooperation.|PR-2063|December 3, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases
Facilitated by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), the United States and Taiwan held a series of events this week to launch the U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative. |PR-2062|December 3, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
Convened under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States, the U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership (EPP) Dialogue signifies that the United States-Taiwan economic relationship is strong and growing. |PR-2061|November 21, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 21 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
PR-2060 November 21, 2020 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between the AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN and the TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES on establishing a U.S.-TAIWAN ECONOMIC PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP DIALOGUE The American Institute in Taiwan (“AIT”), and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (“TECRO”), each a …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 21 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
Based on these values and demonstrating the importance of this relationship, today the United States and Taiwan, under the auspices of the American Institute of Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), held the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership (EPP) Dialogue in Washington. |PR-2059|November 21, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 21 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
WASHINGTON — At a November 18 virtual ceremony hosted by the American Institute in Taiwan in Washington, D.C., Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) Representative Bi-khim Hsiao, American Institute in Taiwan Managing Director Ingrid Larson, U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
According to the 2020 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange data released yesterday by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education, the total number of Taiwan students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities increased for the fifth year in a row in the 2019-2020 …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 17 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan, in collaboration with the State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), is honored to announce that Taiwan has been selected to participate in the Sixth Season of Center Stage, a public diplomacy initiative funded by ECA. | PR-2056|November 13, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) will celebrate International Education Week (IEW) from November 16 to 20, 2020. IEW is an initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education that promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. |PR-2055|November 12, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 12 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The United States and Taiwan will hold the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue on November 20, 2020 in Washington, D.C. under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO).|PR-2054|November 11, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
Director Christensen said: “The United States is working with Taiwan and other partners to find solutions to complex waste management issues, including marine debris. This is one of the many areas in which Taiwan can share its considerable expertise with the world.”|PR-2053|November 3, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 3 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: AIT Director William Brent Christensen, Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF)
On Thursday, October 29, the United States and Taiwan convened the first virtual working group meeting under an infrastructure finance framework, which was signed by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) on September 17, 2020. |PR-2052|October 30, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 30 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), in cooperation with the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the U.S. Department of State (DRL) convened the second annual U.S.-Taiwan Consultations on Democratic Governance in the Indo-Pacific Region in September and October 2020 to advance joint projects to strengthen …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 28 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
This afternoon, AIT co-hosted with TAITRA a session of the Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) entitled “Taiwan Model on COVID-19: Forging public private partners in the medical industry.” During the session, representatives of Taiwan’s public and private sectors discussed how Taiwan marshalled its public health and private sector resources to successfully mitigate the COVID-19 risk to …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 28 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
This morning, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, and Australian Office kicked off a Global Cooperation and Training Framework workshop on combatting COVID-19 related crimes. |PR-2049|October 28, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 28 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
This morning, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association kicked off a two-day virtual Global Cooperation and Training Framework workshop on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection with a focus on prosecuting theft of trade secrets and stopping digital piracy of copyrighted content. |PR-2048|October 15, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 15 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) along with Microsoft, National Dong Hwa University, the Yuan T. Lee Foundation Science Education for All, and the Foundation of Scholarly Exchange (FSE) will host the first Girls Tech Bootcamp from October 9 to October 11, 2020 at National Dong Hwa University. |PR-2047|October 7, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 7 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
AIT is partnering with the National Space Organization, the Taipei City Government, National Taiwan University, Jothon Online, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd and the American Innovation Center to host the 2020 NASA Space Apps Challenge Hackathon in Taiwan. |PR-2046|October 5, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 5 October, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
On September 17, 2020, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) signed a Framework to Strengthen Infrastructure Finance and Market Building Cooperation on behalf of the United States and Taiwan to facilitate technical exchanges and information sharing which will support and catalyze investments …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 30 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The AIC, jointly established by the American Institute in Taiwan and its local hosting partner, is the first of its kind in Asia. The AIC promotes digital learning and distributes the latest information about innovation, as well as shares current U.S. trends in science, environment, and technology. |PR-2044|September 23, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 23 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, American Innovation Center
Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach will travel to Taiwan to attend the memorial service for former President Lee Teng-hui on September 19, 2020.|PR-2043|September 17, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 17 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
AIT is partnering with the National Space Organization, the Taipei City Government, National Taiwan University, Jothon Online and the American Innovation Center to host the ninth annual 2020 NASA Space Apps Challenge Hackathon in Taiwan.|PR-2042|September 10, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 10 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, NASA Hackathon SpaceAppsChallenge
On September 9, 2020, The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, and the Government of Guatemala hosted the first in a series of expert exchanges focused on the Western Hemisphere under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF). Today’s webinar focused on helping countries deploy digital …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 9 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
As the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical uncertainties continue to impact supply chains around the world, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) will strengthen consultations and cooperation on supply chain restructuring and resiliency, especially in the ICT and medical sectors. |PR-2040| |September 4, 2020|
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 4 September, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
On September 2, following President Tsai’s Armed Forces Day address, AIT hosted a commemorative ceremony to unveil a memorial inside AIT to honor the 126 U.S. service members who lost their lives defending Taiwan since 1949. |PR-2039| |September 2, 2020|
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 2 September, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
AIT commends Taiwan for taking significant steps toward fulfilling its commitments on market access for U.S. pork and beef. These steps affirm Taiwan’s global position as a reliable trading partner and will bring Taiwan into line with international standards applied by countries around the world.|PR-2038|August 31, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 31 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
We welcome President Tsai Ing-Wen’s August 28 statement that Taiwan will move quickly to lift restrictions on imports of U.S. pork and beef. |PR-2037|August 28, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 28 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
American Institute in Taiwan Kaohsiung Branch Office (AIT/K) Branch Chief Mason Yu and Pingtung County Magistrate Pan Meng-an jointly reopened the Pingtung American Shelf at the newly renovated Pingtung County Library August 28, 2020.|PR-2036|August 28, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 28 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
Dave Averne arrived in Taiwan in July 2020 to assume the position of Principal Commercial Officer of the American Institute in Taiwan’s (AIT’s) Kaohsiung Branch Office.|PR-2035|August 28, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 28 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
Taking into account that secure fifth generation wireless communications networks (5G) will be vital to both future prosperity and security, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, on behalf of their respective authorities, note the importance of cooperation on 5G.|PR-2034|August 26, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
Julius Tsai assumed the position of Branch Public Affairs Officer at the American Institute in Taiwan Kaohsiung Branch Office in July 2020. He looks forward to furthering U.S.-Taiwan people-to-people ties through educational and cultural engagement.|PR-2033|August 24, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
Diane Sovereign is currently head of Public Affairs at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). She joined the United States Department of State in 2002, and has served as a diplomat in Asia, Europe and the Americas. |PR-2032|August 21, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 21 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
Mason Yu assumed the position of Branch Chief of the American Institute in Taiwan’s (AIT’s) Kaohsiung Branch Office in August 2020.|PR-2031|August 19, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 August, 2020 | Topics: Kaohsiung, Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar began his final day in Taiwan speaking to journalists throughout the Indo-Pacific region on a telebriefing hosted by the U.S. State Department’s Asia-Pacific Media Hub.|PR-2030|August 13, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, Health and Human Services Secretary Visits Taiwan
On Tuesday, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and the U.S. delegation met with Foreign Minister Wu for a conversation on the U.S.-Taiwan friendship and Taiwan’s global health leadership.|PR-2029|August 12
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 12 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, Health and Human Services Secretary Visits Taiwan
Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and members of the U.S. delegation to Taiwan met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Office Building.|PR-2028|August 10, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 10 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
On August 10, 2020, AIT and TECRO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on health cooperation. |PR-2027| |August 10, 2020|
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 10 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
“Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and the U.S. delegation touched down at Songshan International Airport at 4:48 PM local time on Sunday, August 9, 2020…”|PR-2026|August 9, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 9 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, Health and Human Services Secretary Visits Taiwan
In the coming days, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar will lead a delegation to Taiwan. This marks the first visit to Taiwan by an HHS Secretary, the first Cabinet member to visit in six years, and the highest level visit by a U.S. Cabinet official since 1979. |PR-2025| |August 5, 2020|
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 5 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, Health and Human Services Secretary Visits Taiwan
AIT expresses its deepest condolences upon the passing of Lee Teng-hui, former president, reformer, partner, and friend of the United States.|PR-2024|July 31, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 31 July, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) would like to thank departing Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) Representative Stanley Kao for his many contributions to the partnership between the United States and Taiwan… AIT congratulates and welcomes incoming Representative Hsiao Bi-Khim, appointed by President Tsai to lead TECRO during her second term.|PR-2023|July 16, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 16 July, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
Luke Martin has assumed duties as the Cultural Affairs Officer at the American Institute in Taiwan.|PR-2022|July 9, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 9 July, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
On Saturday, July 4, 2020 the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), in cooperation with the Uni Lions and the City of Tainan, hosted “America Day: Home Run!” at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium during a game between the Uni Lions and the CTBC Brothers.|PR-2021|July 4, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 4 July, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
On June 25, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo released the 2020 Traffic In Persons (TIP) Report at a virtual event accompanied by Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump and Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons John Cotton Richmond. The 2020 TIP Report assesses the anti-trafficking efforts of 188 governments, including the United …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, Trafficking in Persons Report
On June 24, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), in partnership with Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control, Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, and Australian Office, co-hosted the second virtual Global Cooperation and Training Framework (vGCTF) workshop on COVID-19: Preparing for the Second Wave. |PR-2019|June 24, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 June, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
AIT is pleased to announce a very special celebration of the United States’ 244th Independence Day. On Saturday, July 4, 2020, AIT will be hosting “America Day: Home Run!” at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium during a game between the Uni Lions and the CTBC Brothers. |PR-2018|June 22, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 22 June, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan congratulates Hsiao Bi-khim on becoming Taiwan’s Representative to the United States. Ms. Hsiao has a strong record of advancing U.S.-Taiwan relations and will be the first woman to hold this critical role. |PR-2017|June 17, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 17 June, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
On June 4, 2020, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) signed and exchanged letters on behalf of the United States and Taiwan inaugurating a new organic equivalence arrangement, effective May 30, 2020, allowing organic products certified in the United States or Taiwan …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 5 June, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The United States and Taiwan are enhancing our important cooperation to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We want countries around the world to benefit from the generous contributions and impressive expertise that Taiwan—a vibrant democracy and a force for good—brings to the global community, and improve the health and welfare of their people. |PR-2015|June 5, …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 5 June, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
On June 1, 2015, the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) was established to provide a platform through which Taiwan could contribute to global problem solving and share its expertise with partners across the region. |PR-2015|June 1, 2020|
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 1 June, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF)
I would like to congratulate Dr. Tsai Ing-wen on the commencement of her second term as Taiwan’s President. Her re-election by a huge margin shows that she has earned the respect, admiration, and trust of the people on Taiwan. Her courage and vision in leading Taiwan’s vibrant democracy is an inspiration to the region and …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 May, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The United States condemns Taiwan’s exclusion from the World Health Assembly. At a time when the world continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, we need multilateral institutions to deliver on their stated missions and to serve the interests of all member states, not to play politics while lives are at stake. |PR-2013|May 19, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 May, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
With TSMC’s commitment, high-tech chips will be Made in America once again—the nation where the semiconductor industry was invented. |PR-2012| May 15, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 15 May, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) was pleased to co-host the first virtual Global Cooperation and Training Framework (vGCTF) workshop on Combatting COVID-19 Disinformation with Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association on April 29. In an effort to comply with Taiwan CDC recommendations on events and gatherings and to accommodate participants …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 30 April, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF)
On March 31, 2020, high-level officials representing the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the U.S. Department of State, the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), and the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened for a virtual forum on expanding Taiwan’s participation on the global stage. |PR-2010|April 3, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 3 April, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
To further strengthen U.S.-Taiwan consultation and cooperation on combatting the COVID-19 virus, which originated in Wuhan, both sides will seek to share best practices and cooperate on a range of activities…|PR-2009|March 18, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 March, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
The American Institute in Taiwan will enhance consultation and cooperation with the MOHW to combat the Wuhan coronavirus. |PR-2008|March 15, 2020
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 15 March, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
AIT congratulates Legislator Johnny Chiang on his victory in the KMT chairman by-election. |PR-2007|March 9, 2020
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By tsenglil | 9 March, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
We are concerned by the arrest of prominent Hong Kong businessman and publisher Jimmy Lai and two other longtime advocates for civil liberties and democracy in Hong Kong. |PR-2006|February 28, 2020
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By tsenglil | 29 February, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
Ambassador James Moriarty, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), is visiting Taiwan from March 1 to 7, 2020. |PR-2005| |February 27, 2020|
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By changhwc | 27 February, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases, AIT Chairman James F. Moriarty
On February 7, the Taiwan Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) sent out an alert containing a map ( http://bit.ly/2SpSxeT ) of the locations in Taipei City, New Taipei City and Keelung City visited by passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship on which cases of the novel coronavirus have since been confirmed. The CECC advises those …
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By dallasd | 10 February, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Press Releases
2019 marked the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, which laid the foundation for U.S.-Taiwan unofficial ties and established the American Institute in Taiwan to manage this relationship. The AIT@40 campaign was a yearlong effort to celebrate the multi-faceted nature of the U.S.-Taiwan partnership through a broad range of activities divided by twelve monthly …
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By tsenglil | 17 January, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
The United States congratulates Dr. Tsai Ing-wen on her re-election in Taiwan’s presidential election. We also congratulate Taiwan for once again demonstrating the strength of its robust democratic system, which—coupled with a free market economy and a vibrant civil society—makes it a model for the region and a force for good in the world. |PR-2002|January …
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By tsenglil | 11 January, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
We are deeply saddened by this morning’s tragic helicopter crash, which took the lives of eight passengers, including Chief of the General Staff General Shen I-Ming. |PR-2001|January 2, 2020
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By tsenglil | 2 January, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2020 Press Releases
On December 10-11, 2019, in Taipei Taiwan, senior representatives from the United States and the Taiwan authorities, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), held the third Digital Economy Forum in Taipei to share priorities of the U.S.-Taiwan digital economy …
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By tsenglil | 11 December, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, AIT-TECRO Agreements
Ian Steff, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Global Markets and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service at the U.S. Department of Commerce, will visit Taiwan December 9-11. |PR-1962|December 9, 2019
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By tsenglil | 9 December, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
As part of our yearlong campaign celebrating forty years of U.S.-Taiwan friendship and cooperation, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is pleased to name December AIT@40 Environment Month. |PR-1961|December 2, 2019
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By tsenglil | 2 December, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) will celebrate International Education Week (IEW) from November 18-22, 2019. IEW is an initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education that promotes the benefits of international education and exchange programs worldwide. |PR-1959|November 15, 2019
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By tsenglil | 15 November, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
AIT Director W. Brent Christensen joined TAITRA Chairman James Huang in leading a delegation to the Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Bangkok today. |PR-1957|November 4, 2019
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By tsenglil | 4 November, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
Fact Sheet: Taiwan Indo-Pacific Business Forum Deliverables|PR-1958|November 4, 2019
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By tsenglil | 4 November, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
As part of our yearlong campaign celebrating forty years of U.S.-Taiwan friendship and cooperation, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is pleased to name November AIT@40 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Month. |PR-1956|November 1, 2019
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By tsenglil | 1 November, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
The Talent Circulation Summit will bring together global leaders in the public and private sector around a single theme: How to internationalize Taiwan’s work force for the digital age.|PR-1955|October 29, 2019
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By tsenglil | 29 October, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is glad to announce that the AIT community and the organization for Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA) will form a contingent to participate in the 2019 Taiwan Pride Parade in Taipei on Saturday, October 26. |PR-1954|October 25, 2019
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By tsenglil | 25 October, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
Applications for the Spring 2020 Professional Fellows Program are open. |PR-1953| |October 18, 2019|
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By changhwc | 18 October, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
Ambassador James Moriarty, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), is visiting Taiwan from October 14 to 19, 2019. |PR-1952| |October 15, 2019|
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By changhwc | 15 October, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
Taiwan is a long-standing and important development partner to the Pacific Island states. |PR-1951| |October 7, 2019|
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By changhwc | 7 October, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
On October 7, 2019, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will launch an inaugural Pacific Islands Dialogue. |PR-1950| |October 5, 2019|
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By changhwc | 5 October, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
As part of our yearlong campaign celebrating forty years of U.S.-Taiwan friendship and cooperation, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is pleased to designate October AIT@40 Food & Beverage Month. |PR-1949| October 1, 2019
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By changhwc | 1 October, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
Please note due to Typhoon MITAG, AIT/Kaohsiung Consular Team will reschedule Thursday, October 3 consular services to Wednesday, October 2.
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By Kaohsiung Branch Office | 30 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
This will be the first GCTF workshop to take place outside of Taiwan. It will feature speakers and participants from nine countries to discuss the preservation and revitalization of Austronesian languages and culture. |PR-1947|September 26, 2019
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By tsenglil | 26 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
On September 13, 2019, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Regarding Certain Consular Functions. |PR-1946|September 16, 2019
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By tsenglil | 16 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
This important new forum serves as mechanism for the United States and Taiwan to meet annually to explore ways to increase our cooperation and pursue joint projects in the region that assist other countries in addressing the governance challenges of the day. |PR-1943|September 12, 2019
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By tsenglil | 12 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is partnering with the National Space Organization, Chunghwa Telecom, Taipei City Government, National Taiwan Normal University, and the American Innovation Center to host the 2019 NASA Space Apps Challenge Hackathon in Taiwan. The hackathon will be held from October 18-20 and registration is now open. |PR-1945|September 11, 2019
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By tsenglil | 11 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, NASA Hackathon SpaceAppsChallenge
The Consular Team from the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Kaohsiung Branch Office will visit Taitung City on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 and Thursday October 3, 2019 to provide these consular services and answer related questions. |PR-1944|September 10, 2019
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By tsenglil | 10 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
In honor of September as the AIT@40 Education Month, AIT is pleased to welcome Dr. Randall Nadeau, new executive director of the Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (Fulbright Taiwan). |PR-1942|August 30, 2019
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By tsenglil | 30 August, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
As part of our yearlong campaign celebrating forty years of U.S.-Taiwan friendship and cooperation, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is pleased to launch September as AIT@40 Education Month. Each month of 2019 features a unique theme, highlighting the increasingly multifaceted nature of U.S.-Taiwan relations today. |PR-1941| August 30, 2019
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By tsenglil | 30 August, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
The Talent Circulation Alliance (TCA) is a public-private partnership that facilitates the circulation of talent between Taiwan and like-minded partners, with the goal of cultivating a deep pool of capable, internationally-integrated, and digitally savvy professionals. |PR-1940| August 26, 2019
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By tsenglil | 26 August, 2019 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, Fact Sheet
Dannielle Andrews has assumed duties as the Economic Section Chief at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). |PR-1939|August 1, 2019
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By tsenglil | 1 August, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
As part of our yearlong campaign celebrating forty years of U.S.-Taiwan friendship and cooperation, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is pleased to designate August as AIT@40 Security Cooperation Month. |PR-1938|August 1, 2019
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By tsenglil | 1 August, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
In honor of AIT@40 Arts, Culture and Sports Month, the American Institute in Taiwan is pleased to announce the Taiwan debut of Carnegie Hall’s national youth jazz orchestra—NYO Jazz—from July 29 to August 1. |PR-1937|July 26, 2019
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By tsenglil | 26 July, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
Mitchell Silk, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Markets at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will visit Taipei July 17-18, 2019, to propose ideas for developing domestic and regional energy and infrastructure markets as part of the Indo-Pacific vision’s Asia EDGE initiative and the Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network (ITAN). | PR-1936 | July 17, …
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By wengj | 17 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
In honor of AIT@40 Arts, Culture and Sports Month, the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Sports Diplomacy has named former University of Tennessee Women’s Basketball Coach Holly Warlick and Chapman University Women’s Basketball Coach Carol Jue as U.S. Women’s Basketball Sports Envoys to Taiwan from July 16 to July 22. | PR-1935 | July …
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By wengj | 15 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, Sports Diplomacy
A software engineer at a suburban Chicago locomotive manufacturer stole proprietary information from the company and took it to China, according to an indictment unsealed this week in federal court in Chicago. | PR-1934 | July 12, 2019
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By wengj | 12 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
As part of our yearlong campaign celebrating forty years of U.S.-Taiwan friendship and cooperation, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is pleased to name July as AIT@40 Arts, Culture and Sports Month. Each month of 2019 features a unique theme, highlighting the increasingly multifaceted nature of U.S.-Taiwan relations today. | PR-1932 | July 1, 2019
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By wengj | 1 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
David Bohigian, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, last week traveled to Taiwan, where he met with President Tsai and reaffirmed OPIC’s commitment to partnering to support development across the Indo-Pacific and beyond. | PR-1931 | July 1, 2019
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By wengj | 1 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
At a June 28 ceremony at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., President of Nadia’s Initiative Nadia Murad, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) Representative Stanley Kao, American Institute in Taiwan Managing Director John Norris, Head of the Office of Global Criminal Justice Kelley Currie, Special Advisor …
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By jdavis | 29 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, AIT Washington Managing Director John J. Norris Jr.
AIT is excited to attend the grand opening of “Summer Carnival America Weeks” at the Miramar Entertainment Park, June 28-July 7. With top U.S. brands, exciting promotions, and a variety of products on display, it is an exciting event you do not want to miss. Bring your appetite so that you can taste all the …
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By huskeyj | 27 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, Acting President and CEO David Bohigian will visit Taiwan June 26-27. Bohigian is visiting the region to promote U.S. investment, strengthen partnerships, and explore opportunities to collaborate to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific and counter state directed investments. During his travel, he will …
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By tjohnson | 26 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
On June 25, 2019, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) exchanged signed Letters of Intent (LOI) establishing a Baggage Screening Facilitation (BSF) program at Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), Taipei, Taiwan. | PR-1928 | June 26, 2019
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By wengj | 26 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, AIT-TECRO Agreements
COSMIC-2 soars into orbit aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Its six satellites will enhance NOAA’s weather prediction, space weather monitoring | PR-1927 | June 25, 2019
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By wengj | 25 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo released the 2018 Report on International Religious Freedom on Friday June 21, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. | PR-1926 | June 24, 2019
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By wengj | 24 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, International Religious Freedom Report
“The 2019 TIP Report includes narratives for more than 180 countries and territories, including the United States and Taiwan. The United States and Taiwan are both listed as Tier 1.” | PR-1925 | June 20, 2019
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By wengj | 20 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Reports | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, Trafficking in Persons Report
PR-1924 June 14, 2019 The Agricultural Trade Office of the American Institute in Taiwan welcomes Taiwan agriculture and food service buyers to visit the USA Pavilion at the 2019 Taipei International Food Show from June 19 to 22, at the Nangang Exhibition Hall I. The USA Pavilion at the 2019 Food Taipei will host 67 …
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By www-ait | 14 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
Data will improve weather prediction, space weather monitoring COSMIC-2 , a mission of six satellites designed to improve weather forecasts and space weather monitoring, is set to launch no earlier than June 24 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The satellites , flying on the U.S. Air Force’s Space Test Program-2 mission, are known …
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By joneswl | 12 June, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY POMPEO June 3, 2019 On the 30th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square On June 4, we honor the heroic protest movement of the Chinese people that ended on June 4, 1989, when the Chinese Communist Party leadership sent tanks into Tiananmen Square to violently repress peaceful demonstrations calling for democracy, human rights, and …
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By huskeyj | 4 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
PR-1922 June 3, 2019 As part of our yearlong campaign celebrating forty years of U.S.-Taiwan friendship and cooperation, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is pleased to name June AIT@40 Technology & Digital Economy Month. Each month of 2019 will feature a different theme, highlighting the multifaceted nature of the growing U.S.-Taiwan partnership. In honor …
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By www-ait | 3 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is pleased to announce the Taiwan visit of “TIME Firsts” Filmmaker Diane Tsai from May 28 – June 5, 2019. Tsai, a Taiwanese-American award-winning filmmaker at TIME magazine, will present a series of documentary screenings, workshops, and discussions in Taipei, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, and Taitung focused on women and …
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By mansop | 17 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
AIT resumes full operations in Neihu starting May 6 | PR-1920E | May 6, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 6 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
AIT Relocation to New Office Complex (NOC) in Neihu. AIT Taipei will be open for business at Neihu beginning on May 6, 2019. | PR-1909E | April 3, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 6 May, 2019 | Topics: Immigrant Visas, News, Non Immigrant Visas, Notification, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports, Video, Visas | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, Nonimmigrant Visa Videos, Visa Tips Videos
20 students and educators from Taiwan’s top music high schools will participant in a three week AIT@40 Youth Leadership Exchange Program in Cleveland, Ohio from May 5 to May 23 titled “Fostering Youth Leadership in the U.S. and Taiwan through Music and Social Action” | PR-1919E | April 30, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 30 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
AIT Celebrates Immigration & Exchange Month in May | PR-1918E | April 30, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 30 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: “AIT@40: Strong Foundation – Bright Future”: Celebrating the 40th of TRA and AIT, 2019 Press Releases
PR-1917E | Date: 04/26/2019 American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Kaohsiung Branch Office will visit Chiayi City on Friday, May 17, 2019 to provide those consular services and answer questions.
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By Kaohsiung Branch Office | 26 April, 2019 | Topics: Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
As the American Institute in Taiwan celebrates its 40th anniversary, we would like to especially congratulate all students in Taiwan who have recently received offers of admission from one of the over 4,700 accredited institutions of higher learning in the United States. | PR-1916 | April 26, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 April, 2019 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
Representatives from 49 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations will join Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator Ken Isley on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) first-ever trade mission to Taipei, Taiwan, April 22-25. | PR-1915E | April 22, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 22 April, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
Today, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) marked the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and AIT’s 40th birthday with an event entitled TRA & AIT@40: Celebrating 40 Years of Friendship. | PR-1914 | April 15, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 15 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: “AIT@40: Strong Foundation – Bright Future”: Celebrating the 40th of TRA and AIT, 2019 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation on International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA).| PR-1913 | April 13, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 April, 2019 | Topics: Child and Family Matters, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, AIT-TECRO Agreements
The American Institute in Taiwan is pleased to announce the U.S. Delegation traveling to Taiwan to celebrate AIT@40, which marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) on April 10, 1979. | PR-1912E | April 10, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 10 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
David Meale, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy Negotiations in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs will visit Taiwan from April 9-15 as part of AIT@40 Trade & Investment Month. | PR-1911E | April 9, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 9 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
AIT is proud to be co-organizing, in cooperation with Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, the Women’s Economic Empowerment Summit. | PR-1910E | April 4, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 4 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: “AIT@40: Strong Foundation – Bright Future”: Celebrating the 40th of TRA and AIT, 2019 Press Releases, Women’s Economic Empowerment Summit
As part of our yearlong campaign celebrating forty years of U.S.-Taiwan friendship and cooperation, AIT is pleased to proclaim April as AIT@40 Trade & Investment Month. | PR-1908E | April 1, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 1 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
Nerissa J. Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, will be visiting Taiwan from March 27 to 30, 2019 to advance ongoing cooperation with Taiwan and other partners in these areas. | PR-1907E | March 29, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 1 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
The United States and Taiwan to Launch Indo-Pacific Democratic Governance Consultations | PR-1906E | March 19, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback from the U.S. Department of State will visit Taiwan on March 10-13 to attend the 2019 Regional Religious Freedom Forum called “A Civil Society Dialogue on Securing Religious Freedom in the Indo-Pacific Region.” | PR-1905 | March 10, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 10 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
In honor of the “AIT@40 Shared Values Month,” AIT is pleased to announce that the Professional Fellows Program funded by U.S. State Department is now open for applications from Taiwan until March 30. | March 08, 2019 | PR-1904
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 8 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases, Professional Fellows Program
AIT is pleased to announce that March is AIT@40 Shared Values Month… Our shared values – including democracy, tolerance, freedom, pluralism, and equality under the law – are one of the strongest ties that binds the United States and Taiwan. | PR-1903E | March 1, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 1 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
AIT is happy to announce that we have officially launched an official Instagram account. AIT has found interactions with our more that 107K Facebook friends to be both rewarding and instructive. We hope that Instagram will provide an additional platform to communicate with and learn from our friends in Taiwan. | PR-1902E | February 20, …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 20 February, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2019 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), proudly announces the launch of a yearlong campaign called AIT@40. This campaign will celebrate 40 years of friendship and partnership between the United States and Taiwan since the signing of the …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 1 February, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases | Tags: “AIT@40: Strong Foundation – Bright Future”: Celebrating the 40th of TRA and AIT, 2019 Press Releases
All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed on Monday, December 24, and Tuesday, December 25, 2018, in observance of Christmas Day in the United States. | PR-1850 | December 20, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 20 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
AIT co-hosted with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) International Workshop on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief. | PR-1849E | December 14, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT Deputy Director Raymond Greene, Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF)
From December 11-13 the United States and Taiwan convened disaster management professionals from 12 countries across the Indo-Pacific to explore ways to better integrate the private, civil, and public sectors into disaster response. | PR-1848E | December 13, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
AIT Offices to Close December 5 in Honor of Former President George H. W. Bush | PR-1847E | December 4, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 4 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
Condolence Book for Late U.S. President George H. W. Bush at AIT American Center | PR-1846E | December 3, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 3 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing Ian Steff will visit Taiwan, December 3-4 to strengthen U.S.-Taiwan trade ties. | PR-1845E | December 3, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 3 December, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan is pleased to announce the launch of USA Cheese Specialist™ Certification Program in Taiwan. This program is an industry-academic partnership between the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (NKUHT). | PR-1844E | November 9, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
2018 OPEN DOORS REPORT: Taiwan students in USA increase for third consecutive year; Number of U.S. students in Taiwan also grows. According to the 2018 Open Doors Report, there were 22,454 Taiwan students enrolled at U.S. institutions, an increase of 4.4 percent over the prior year. | PR-1843 | November 14, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, International Education Week (IEW)
AIT Celebrates 2018 International Education Week, November 12th-16th, 2018 | PR-1842E | November 9, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 9 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, International Education Week (IEW)
Taiwan Commissions Two U.S. Perry-class Frigates | PR-1841E | November 8, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 8 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
Ambassador James Moriarty, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), is visiting Taiwan from November 4 to 10, 2018. This is Ambassador Moriarty’s fifth trip to Taiwan since his appointment as AIT Chairman. | PR-1840E | November 5, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 5 November, 2018 | Topics: Chair, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT Chairman James F. Moriarty
The Department of Justice announced that a federal grand jury indicted a state-owned enterprise of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), a Taiwan company, and three individuals, charging them with crimes related to a conspiracy to steal, convey, and possess stolen trade secrets of an American semiconductor company for the benefit of a state-owned enterprise …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 2 November, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, Department of Justice, Economic Espionage
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in conjunction with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), will conduct a second mobile Global Entry enrollment event in Taipei, Taiwan. The event is to be held at AIT on December 3-6, 2018. | PR-1838E | October 25, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 25 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, Global Entry Program
This year’s theme was “Space and Earth.” At the close of the 48-hour event, Team Light Wonder won the first place cash award of NT$80,000. | PR-1837E | October 23, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 23 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, NASA Hackathon SpaceAppsChallenge
We are deeply saddened by the train derailment in Yilan County, Taiwan. Our hearts and thoughts go out to the families of those affected. | PR-1836E | October 22, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 23 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scott Busby is visiting Taiwan from October 16-21, 2018. This is Mr. Busby’s first trip to Taiwan. His visit will include remarks at an international workshop on Defending Democracy through Media Literacy, which will be held October 18-19 under the auspices of the U.S.-Taiwan Global Cooperation Training Framework.” | PR-1835E …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 17 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
“U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Jane Nishida will visit Taiwan on October 11-12 to attend the Yushan Forum and advance U.S.-Taiwan cooperation through the International Environmental Partnership (IEP), a joint multi-year effort of the U.S. EPA and Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration. | PR-1834E | October 11, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 October, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, International Environmental Partnership (IEP)
Ambassador Matthew J. Matthews, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), visited Taiwan on September 25, 2018 for one day of routine consultations with counterparts. | PR-1833E | September 25, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is partnering with the National Space Organization, Chunghwa Telecom, Taipei City Government, the National Taiwan Normal University, and American Innovation Center to host the 2018 NASA Space Apps Challenge Hackathon in Taiwan. The hackathon will be held from October 19-21 and registration is now open. | PR-1832E | September …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 September, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, American Innovation Center, NASA Hackathon SpaceAppsChallenge
AIT Representatives to Visit Pingtung Oct 17 to Provide Consular Services for U.S. Citizens | PR-1831E | September 21, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 21 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan is pleased to co-sponsor the 2018 Daniel Pearl World Music Day (DPMD) on Sunday, September 23, 2018 to honor American journalist Daniel Pearl’s legacy and to promote press freedom and tolerance, two shared values between the United States and Taiwan. | PR-1830 | September 20, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 20 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, Daniel Pearl World Music Day
A delegation of U.S. government officials, led by Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for China Affairs Terry McCartin, traveled to Taiwan from September 12-18 for discussions on the full range of trade and investment issues of importance to the United States and Taiwan. | PR-1829 | September 20, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 20 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
Taiwan Renews GLOBE Participation After a Rewarding First Five Years | PR-1828E | September 10, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
Queen of Boston Bakeries Presents Authentic American Treats to Taiwan | PR-1827E | September 4, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 4 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, Agricultural Trade Office (ATO)
AIT congratulates the 12 shipping companies in Taiwan that received awards this year from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (Amver) ship safety and rescue program. | PR-1826E | August 28, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 28 August, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT Deputy Director Raymond Greene
AIT Director Brent Christensen met with President Tsai Ing-wen for the first time since assuming duties as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan. | PR-1825E | August 23, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 23 August, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
William Brent Christensen Assumes Duties as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan | PR-1824 | August 11, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 August, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America’s (NYO-USA), a group 106 of America’s finest young musicians aged 16-19, will visit Taiwan from July 22 to 24, 2018, as the first stop on their 2018 Asia Tour. | PR-1823E | July 12, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 12 July, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, National Youth Orchestra of the USA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Jane Nishida will visit Taiwan on July 12 to meet with Taiwan officials and students to promote U.S.-Taiwan cooperation through the International Environmental Partnership (IEP). | PR-1822 | July 11, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, International Environmental Partnership (IEP)
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) notes with sadness the passing of Ambassador Darryl N. Johnson, who passed away on June 24, 2018 in Seattle, WA. | PR-1821 | July11, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 July, 2018 | Topics: Former Director, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, Former AIT Director Darryl Norman Johnson
Amanda Mansour assumed duties as the Spokesperson for the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) on July 5, 2018. | PR-1820 | July 5, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 5 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan congratulates Taiwan Fulbright alumni on the completion of their year-long Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) project “Reviving Low Achievers’ Learning by PASSION-FB.” | PR-1819 | July 3, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 3 July, 2018 | Topics: Alumni, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF)
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is pleased to announce the selection of Mr. William Brent Christensen as the new Director of its Taipei office, succeeding Mr. Kin W. Moy, beginning summer 2018. | PR-1818 | June 27, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 27 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
Raymond Greene assumed duties as the Deputy Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) on June 21, 2018. | PR-1817E | June 22, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 22 June, 2018 | Topics: Deputy Director, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT Deputy Director Raymond Greene
The American Institute in Taiwan today announced that 120 delegates representing 60 companies from industries across Taiwan will travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the SelectUSA Investment Summit, June 20-22. | PR-1816E | June 19, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, SelectUSA
The American Institute in Taiwan, together with our event partner Far Eastern Department Stores, Ltd., is pleased to announce the launch of “America Weeks” from June 14 to June 26, 2018. | PR-1815E | June 13, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) officially dedicated its new office complex in Taipei today. AIT Chairman James Moriarty, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce, Overseas Buildings Office Principal Deputy Director Ambassador William Moser, and AIT Director Kin W. Moy all delivered remarks at the dedication …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 12 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT New Office Complex
Ambassador James Moriarty, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), is visiting Taiwan from June 10 to 16, 2018. | PR-1813E | June 11, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT Chairman James F. Moriarty, AIT New Office Complex
Marie Royce, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, is visiting Taiwan June 10-14, 2018, to participate in a dedication ceremony for the American Institute in Taiwan’s new office complex and to promote educational and cultural partnerships. | PR-1812 | June 10, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 10 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT New Office Complex
U.S. Senator David Perdue, who represents the state of Georgia, will lead a Congressional delegation to visit Taiwan on June 1, 2018 | PR-1811E | June 1, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 1 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
Representatives of the AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office will visit Penghu on May 15, 2018 to provide those consular services and answer questions. PR-1810E | 2018年05月08日
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 8 May, 2018 | Topics: Kaohsiung, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman Emeritus of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, will lead a Congressional delegation to visit Taiwan on April 1-3, 2018. | PR-1809E | Date: March 30, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 2 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
Representative Ed Royce, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, will visit Taiwan March 26-28, 2018. | PR-1808E | Date: March 26, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing Ian Steff is visiting Taiwan from March 22-27. | PR-1807E | Date: March 22, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 22 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
Alex Wong, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, will visit Taiwan on March 20-22, 2018. | PR-1806E | Date: March 20, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 20 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
Ambassador Matthew J. Matthews, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), will visit Taiwan on March 12, 2018. | PR-1805E | Date: March 12, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 12 March, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Senator James Inhofe of the Senate Armed Services Committee will lead a congressional delegation to Taiwan from February 20-22, 2018. | PR-1804 | February 20, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 20 February, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is pleased to co-sponsor the Third Annual 2018 Fu-Jen Catholic University Jazz Camp and Kinmen Outreach Program, featuring U.S. jazz musicians who will serve as mentors for local musicians and perform with them at several local concerts. | PR-1803E | Date: January 31, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 31 January, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, Music Diplomacy
Representatives of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office will visit Taitung City on Thursday, February 1, 2018 to provide consular services for U.S. citizens. | PR-1802E | Date: January 24, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 January, 2018 | Topics: Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
Representatives of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office will visit Taitung City on January 22 to provide consular services. | PR-1801E | Date: January 03, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 3 January, 2018 | Topics: Kaohsiung, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: 2018 Press Releases
The 2018 Fishackathon, an event for coders and science enthusiasts to work on solutions for more sustainable fishing and aquaculture, will take place in both Taipei and Kaohsiung on February 3-4, 2018. | PR-1751E | Date: December 22, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 22 December, 2017 | Topics: American Spaces, Events, Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, American Innovation Center, Fishackathon
All AIT offices will be closed on Monday, December 25, 2017 in observance of Christmas Day in the United States. | PR-1750E | Date: December 18, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 18 December, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in conjunction with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), will be conducting a Global Entry enrollment event in Taipei, January 18 – 24, 2018. Taiwan passports holders and U.S. citizens in Taiwan can take advantage of this event to interview with CBP in Taiwan and conveniently join Global Entry. …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 12 December, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Visas | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, Global Entry Program
Ambassador James Moriarty, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), is visiting Taiwan from December 10 to 16, 2017. | PR-1748E | Date: December 11, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 December, 2017 | Topics: Chair, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, AIT Chairman James F. Moriarty
All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed on Thursday, November 23 in observance of Thanksgiving Day in the United States. | PR-1747E | Date: November 20, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 20 November, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, American Holidays, Thanksgiving Day
For a third year, Taiwan was the seventh largest source of international students in the United States. The total number of Taiwan students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities also increased for the second year in a row. | PR-1746E | Date: November 15, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 15 November, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
Ann Marie Buerkle, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), will visit Taiwan November 15-17 for meetings with Taiwan Authorities and to launch a joint training on toy safety. | PR-1745 | November 15, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 15 November, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan is honored to present the legendary one-handed guitarist Tony Memmel and His Band in Taipei, Tainan and Kaohsiung from December 1-3, 2017. | PR-1744E | Date: November 15, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 15 November, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Events, Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, American Music Abroad (AMA)
Eugene Cornelius, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of International Trade with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will visit Taiwan November 13-18, 2017, to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week. | PR-1743E | Date: November 13, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 November, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) will celebrate International Education Week (IEW) from November 13th to 17th, 2017. During IEW, AIT will host and participate in many education-related events. | PR-1742 | November 9, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 9 November, 2017 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Study in the U.S. | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, International Education Week (IEW), International Education Week 2017
All AIT offices will be closed on Friday, November 10, 2017, in observance of Veterans Day in the United States. | PR-1741E | Date: November 6, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 6 November, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
At a ceremony October 31 at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Global (CBP) Entry Enrollment Center in Washington D.C., CBP Acting Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) Representative Stanley Kao, AIT Managing Director John Norris, and U.S. Department of State Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Laura Stone, …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 1 November, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, Global Entry Program
On November 1, the 5th anniversary of the Visa Waiver Program in Taiwan, Taiwan will join a select group, becoming the 12th partner worldwide, whose passport holders are eligible to enroll in Global Entry. | PR-1739E | Date: October 26, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 October, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, Global Entry Program
Mr. John J. Norris Jr., the Managing Director of the Washington Office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), is scheduled to visit Taiwan from October 23-28, 2017. | PR-1738 | October 24, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 October, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
Daniel Russel, Diplomat in Residence and Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute, will visit Taiwan October 22-25, 2017. | PR-1737 | October 22, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 22 October, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
Peter McSharry assumed his position as Branch Public Affairs Officer of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Kaohsiung Branch Office on October 19, 2017. | PR-1736 | October 20, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 20 October, 2017 | Topics: Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
Michele Schimpp, Deputy Associate Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Investment and Innovation, will visit Taiwan October 11-12 to deliver remarks at the Yushan Forum. | PR-1735E | Date: October 11, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 October, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is delighted to collaborate with the Taiwan Women’s Film Association in support of the 2017 Women Make Waves Film Festival (WMWFF). The Festival will run from October 13-22 at Spot-Huashan Cinema in Taipei. | PR-1734 | October 5, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 5 October, 2017 | Topics: Culture, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, Women Make Waves Film Festival (WMWFF)
All AIT offices will be closed on Monday, October 9 and Tuesday, October 10 in observance of Columbus Day in the United States and Double Ten Day in Taiwan. | PR-1733 | October 5, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 5 October, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
All AIT offices will be closed on Wednesday, October 4 in observance of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan. | PR-1732 | Date: 09/29/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 29 September, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
From September 25 to October 31, seventeen international delegates and American sports sector mentors will take part in the annual U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program. | PR-1731E | Date: 09/22/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 25 September, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt met with Minister Ying-Yuan Lee from EPA Taiwan (EPAT) under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), to mark the renewal of the environmental partnership that addresses Asian regional and global environmental …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 21 September, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, International Environmental Partnership (IEP)
The American Institute in Taiwan is pleased to co-sponsor the 2017 Daniel Pearl World Music Day music festival, joining concerts around the world celebrating the power of music to draw people together. | PR-1729E | Date: 09/05/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 5 September, 2017 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: Daniel Pearl World Music Day
All AIT offices will be closed on Monday, September 4 in observance of Labor Day in the United States. | PR-1728E | Date: 08/31/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 31 August, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
Representative Ed Royce, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, will lead a bipartisan Congressional delegation to visit Taiwan August 30-September 2, 2017. | PR-1726E | Date: 08/30/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 30 August, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
Representative Robert Wittman will lead a bipartisan delegation to Taiwan from August 25-26, 2017. | PR-1726E | Date: 08/25/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 25 August, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
Mark Petry has assumed duties as the Agricultural Section Chief at the American Institute in Taiwan. PR-1725E | Date: 08/24/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 August, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
Eric Aldrich began his tenure as the Cultural Affairs Officer in the Public Diplomacy Section of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) on August 8, 2017. Mr. Aldrich concurrently serves as Director of AIT’s American Center, responsible for strengthening educational and cultural ties between the United States and Taiwan | PR-1723 | August 14, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 August, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
AIT Kaohsiung’s new Branch Chief Matthew O’Connor has arrived! A native of Maryland, Mr. O’Connor speaks Mandarin and Japanese, and previously worked in the Economic Section of AIT/Taipei. | PR-1723 | August 3, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 3 August, 2017 | Topics: Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Branch Chief, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, AIT Kaohsiung Branch Chief Matt O’Connor
Suzanne Wong assumed the position of Deputy Branch Chief of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office in July 2017. | PR-1722E | Date: 07/13/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 July, 2017 | Topics: Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
Jesse Curtis has assumed duties as the Public Diplomacy Section Chief for the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). | PR-1721E | Date: 07/11/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 July, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
AIT is honored to announce that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has awarded Allison Lee, the Secretary General and founder of the Yilan Migrant Fishermen Union, the State Department’s 2017 “TIP Report Hero Acting to End Modern Slavery Award.” | PR-1720E | Date: 06/28/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 28 June, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day in the United States. | PR-1719E | Date: 06/26/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 June, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
AIT is proud to announce that the Taiwan team, Space Bar, won first place in the global competition for “Best Mission Concept” in the 2017 NASA International Space Apps Challenge Hackathon. | PR-1718E | Date: 06/16/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 16 June, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, American Innovation Center, NASA Hackathon SpaceAppsChallenge
AIT Director Kin Moy announced that 84 companies from a variety of industries across Taiwan will be travelling to Washington D.C. to participate in the SelectUSA Investment Summit, June 18-20, 2017. | PR-1717 | June 13, 2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 June, 2017 | Topics: Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Former Director, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, Former AIT Director Kin Moy, SelectUSA
AIT’s Agricultural Trade Office welcomes Taiwan food manufacturers, foodservice buyers and chefs to visit the USA Pavilion at the 2017 Taipei International Food Show. PR-1716E | Date: 06/08/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 8 June, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, Agricultural Trade Office (ATO), Taipei International Food Show
PR-1715E | Date: 05/23/2017 All AIT offices will be closed on May 29 in observance of Memorial Day in the United States and on May 30 in observance of Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 23 May, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
PR-1714E | Date: 04/26/2017 As part of their on-going efforts under the Digital Economy Forum, AIT and Taiwans National Development Council co-hosted on April 25 a Smart Technology Symposium at the Asia Silicon Valley Development Agency headquarters in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 April, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
PR-1713E | Date: 04/26/2017 The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is honored to collaborate with Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture to co-host two Smithsonian Institution Scholars to visit Taiwan and conduct a series of outreach programs.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 April, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
PR-1712E | Date: 04/23/2017 Ambassador James Moriarty, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), is visiting Taiwan from April 23 to 29, 2017.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 April, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, AIT Chairman James F. Moriarty
PR-1711E | Date: 04/18/2017 AIT Deputy Director Robert Forden will present the Importer of the Year Award to Kaohsiung-based E United Group.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 18 April, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, Former AIT Deputy Director Robert W. Forden
PR-1710E | Date: 04/07/2017 The American Institute in Taiwan and the National Museum of Taiwan Literature announced the opening of “America’s Literary Landscape” at the National Museum of Taiwan Literature on April 7.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 7 April, 2017 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, America’s Literary Landscape Exhibit
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) along with the Ministry of Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, and the Department of Information Technology of Taipei City Government will host the NASA Space Apps Challenge Hackathon in Taiwan for the first time. | PR-1709E | Date: 04/06/2017
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 6 April, 2017 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, Science & Tech | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, NASA Hackathon SpaceAppsChallenge
PR-1708E | Date: 03/30/2017 The American Institute in Taiwan, in cooperation with the Taiwan-USA Industrial Cooperation Promotion Office (TUSA) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, co-hosted a “Technology Licensing Expert Dialogue”.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 30 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
PR-1707E | Date: 03/28/2017 AIT offices will be closed on Monday, April 3 and Tuesday, April 4, in observance of Children’s Day and Tomb Sweeping Day in Taiwan.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 28 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
PR-1706E | Date: 03/22/2017 On February 22, 2017, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation on combatting intellectual property infringement and trade fraud crimes.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 22 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Taiwan | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, AIT-TECRO Agreements
PR-1705E | Date: 02/14/2017 All AIT offices will be closed on Monday, February 20 in observance of Presidents Day in the United States.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 February, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
PR-1704E | Date: 01/25/2017 All AIT offices will be closed January 27 to February 1 in observance of the Lunar New Year holidays in Taiwan.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 25 January, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
PR-1703E | Date: 01/20/2017 The American Institute in Taiwan is pleased to co-sponsor the Second Annual 2017 Fu-Jen Catholic University Jazz Camp.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 20 January, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, Music Diplomacy
PR-1702E | Date: 01/19/2017 The American Steelpan Jazz Fusion group Jonathan Scales Fourchestra will tour Taipei, New Taipei, Yilan, Hualien, and Taitung from February 9-15.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 January, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases, American Music Abroad (AMA), Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
PR-1701E | Date: 01/11/2017 All AIT offices will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2017 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.s Birthday in the United States.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 January, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 Press Releases
PR-1672E | Date: 12/30/2016 AIT is pleased to collaborate with U.S. exchange program alumni to hold the Storytelling for Environmental Justice exhibition at National Yunlin University of Science and Technology from January 3 to 8, 2017.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 30 December, 2016 | Topics: Alumni, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF)
All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed on Friday, January 1, 2016 in observance of New Year’s Day in Taiwan. This includes the Consular Section, the Commercial Section, the Agricultural Trade Office, the American Center and the AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office. All offices will re-open on January 4 at the usual …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 29 December, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases
Senior representatives from the United States and Taiwan authorities, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), held the Digital Economy Forum in Taipei on December 2, 2015, recognizing the importance of the Internet to promoting future sustainable and inclusive global …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 29 December, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases
PR-1671E | Date: 12/27/2016 AIT and TECRO signed an agreement for cooperation to facilitate the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 27 December, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, AIT-TECRO Agreements
The American Institute in Taiwan Kaohsiung Branch Office is pleased to welcome the participation of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) as a co-organizer of the Kaohsiung Film Festival 2015. The MPA will join Taiwan partners in conducting a one-day workshop on October 29 for Taiwan filmmakers and film industry representatives from the Asia Pacific region …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 27 December, 2016 | Topics: Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases
John Slover began his tenure as Public Affairs Officer of the American Institute in Taiwan’s (AIT’s) Kaohsiung Branch Office on September 15, 2015. Mr. Slover has previously served as a Foreign Service Officer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Before joining the Foreign Service, he worked as a composer in Shanghai, China. …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 27 December, 2016 | Topics: Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases
The AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office, in conjunction with the National Pingtung University (NPTU), is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Taiwan-U.S. Commercial Forum scheduled to take place on Friday, May 1 at 1:00 p.m. at the 85 Sky Tower Hotel in Kaohsiung City. The Forum will address developments in the U.S.-Taiwan commercial relationship as well …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 27 December, 2016 | Topics: Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases
PR-1670E | Date: 12/27/2016 All AIT offices will be closed on Monday, January 2, 2017 in observance of New Year’s Day.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 27 December, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1669E | Date: 12/19/2016 All AIT offices will be closed on Monday, December 26 in observance of Christmas Day in the United States.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 December, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases
PR-1669E | 20161219 All AIT offices will be closed on Monday, December 26 in observance of Christmas Day in the United States. AIT and Taiwan Customs Administration Commemorate Ten-Year Anniversary of Taiwan Megaports Program
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 December, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1668E | Date: 12/13/2016 AIT and the Customs Administration of Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Taiwan Megaports program at the Port of Kaohsiung.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 December, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Former AIT Deputy Director Robert W. Forden
PR-1667E | Date: 12/10/2016 Ambassador Matthew J. Matthews, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Senior Official for APEC, is scheduled to visit Taiwan December 10-13.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 10 December, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
PR-1666E | Date: 12/09/2016 The The American Institute in Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Branch Office is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 English Business Writing Contest.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 9 December, 2016 | Topics: Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1665E | Date: 11/21/2016 U.S. Secretary of State Kerry met with the Taiwan’s representative Dr. James Soong at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting in Lima, Peru on November 17.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 21 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
PR-1664E | Date: 11/18/2016 AIT offices will be closed on Thursday, November 24, 2016 in observance of Thanksgiving Day in the United States.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 18 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1663E | Date: 11/16/2016 The second U.S.-Taiwan Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) Joint Committee meeting was held in Taipei on November 15, 2016.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 16 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF)
PR-1662E | Date: 11/14/2016 Thomas Debass, Acting Special Representative for the Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships, is visiting Taiwan Nov. 14-18, 2016. AIT Celebrates 2016 International Education Week “Empowering Youth through International Education” November 14-18, 2016
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1661E | Date: 11/10/2016 The American Institute in Taiwan will celebrate International Education Week (IEW) from November 14 to 18, 2016.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 10 November, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Study in the U.S. | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, International Education Week (IEW), International Education Week 2016
PR-1659E | Date: 10/24/2016 Holly Wong, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will visit Taiwan from October 22-26.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1657E | Date: 10/24/2016 Ambassador James Moriarty, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), is visiting Taiwan from October 23-29, 2016.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, AIT Chairman James F. Moriarty
PR-1658E | Date: 10/19/2016 AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office representatives will visit Chiayi City November 8 to provide consular services.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 October, 2016 | Topics: Kaohsiung, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1656E | Date: 10/14/2016 Digital Economy Forum (DEF): The United States and Taiwan held the second DEF in Washington D.C. to promote coordination on policies and practices that are critical to reduce impediments to and enhance the growth of the global digital economy.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1655E | Date: 10/13/2016 The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is delighted to collaborate with the Taiwan Womens Film Association and sponsor an outreach program as part of the 2016 Women Make Waves Film Festival (WMWFF).
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 October, 2016 | Topics: Culture, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Women Make Waves Film Festival (WMWFF)
PR-1654E | Date: 10/07/2016 The Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan announces the appointment of Ambassador James F. Moriarty as Chairman of the Board of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 7 October, 2016 | Topics: Chair, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, AIT Chairman James F. Moriarty
PR-1653E | Date: 10/07/2016 U.S. and Taiwan trade authorities concluded the tenth Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO).
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 7 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1652E | Date: 10/06/2016 AIT welcomes Taiwan’s statement of support for the Joint Declaration for the Export and Subsequent Use of Armed or Strike-Enabled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles announced in Washington on October 5.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 6 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1651E | Date: 10/04/2016 All AIT offices will be closed on October 10 in observance of Columbus Day in the United States and Double Ten Day in Taiwan.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 4 October, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1650E | Date: 09/30/2016 The United States welcomes Taiwan trade authorities to Washington, D.C., on October 4, 2016, for the tenth Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 30 September, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
The Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan announces the appointment of Mr. John J. Norris Jr. as the Managing Director of the Washington Office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). | PR-1649E | Date: 09/26/2016
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 September, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, AIT Washington Managing Director John J. Norris Jr.
PR-1648E | Date: 09/16/2016 Representatives of AITs Kaohsiung Branch Office will visit Pingtung City October 3 to provide consular services.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 16 September, 2016 | Topics: Kaohsiung, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1647E | Date: 09/13/2016 All AIT offices will be closed on Thursday, September 15, 2016 in observance of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 September, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1646E | Date: 09/12/2016 Raymond F. Burghardt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan, is visiting Taiwan from September 11 to 15, 2016.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 12 September, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Former AIT Chairman Raymond F. Burghardt
PR-1645E | Date: 09/02/2016 Ellen Gilinsky, Senior Policy Advisor for Water at the Environmental Protection Agency, will visit Taiwan from September 2-4 to deliver remarks at the Fourth Ocean and Taiwan Conference.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 2 September, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1644E | Date: 09/02/2016 AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office is pleased to co-sponsor the 2016 Global Harbor Cities Forum in Kaohsiung from September 6-8.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 2 September, 2016 | Topics: Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1643E | Date: 08/31/2016 The 2016 Daniel Pearl World Music Day in Taipei features a series of free outdoor concerts and events that will take place on Saturday, September 10 at the Taipei Hakka Cultural Park
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 31 August, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Daniel Pearl World Music Day
PR-1642E | Date: 08/30/2016 All AIT offices will be closed on September 5 in observance of Labor Day in the United States
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 30 August, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1641E | Date: 08/18/2016 U.S. Department of State announces OneBeat 2016 fellows – 25 musicians from around the world, including a digital sound artist from Kaohsiung.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 18 August, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1640E | Date: 08/02/2016 Sarah Fox began her tenure as Commercial Section Chief of the American Institute in Taiwans Kaohsiung Branch Office on July 27, 2016.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 2 August, 2016 | Topics: Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1639E | Date: 07/28/2016 The American Institute in Taiwan will hold a regional youth camp at National Chengchi University from July 29 to 31.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 28 July, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Youth Camp
PR-1638E | Date: 07/25/2016 Susan Coppedge, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, is scheduled to visit Taiwan July 26-29, 2016.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 25 July, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1637E | Date: 07/23/2016 Danny Marti, U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) in the Executive Office of the President, will visit Taiwan from July 23-27, 2016.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 23 July, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1636E | Date: 06/29/2016 The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) together with our event partner Far Eastern Department Stores is pleased to announce the launch of “USA Weeks.”
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 29 June, 2016 | Topics: Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1635E | Date: 06/27/2016 All AIT offices will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2016 in observance of Independence Day in the United States.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 27 June, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1634E | Date: 06/24/2016 The AIT announced a call for artwork by young Taiwan artists to be featured at an Art Exhibition at the AIT Directors residence.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 June, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Art in AIT
PR-1633E | Date: 06/14/2016 Ambassador Matthew J. Matthews, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Senior Official for APEC, is scheduled to visit Taiwan from June 16-17, 2016.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 June, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
PR-1632E | Date: 06/14/2016 The U.S. Department of State announced on World Oceans Day that the global winner of the third annual Fishackathon was Team Akubic, from Taiwan.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 June, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Fishackathon
PR-1631E | Date: 06/13/2016 AIT Director Kin Moy will lead a delegation from Taiwan to the third SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, D.C.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 June, 2016 | Topics: Former Director, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Former AIT Director Kin Moy, SelectUSA
PR-1630E | Date: 06/06/2016 Over 20 U.S. exhibitors will showcase a wide variety of food and beverage products at the USA Pavilion with an emphasis on healthier food options.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 6 June, 2016 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Agricultural Trade Office (ATO), Taipei International Food Show
PR-1629E | Date: 06/05/2016 Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, is leading a Congressional delegation to Taiwan on June 5.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 5 June, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1628E | Date: 06/02/2016 All AIT offices will be closed on Thursday, June 9, 2016 in observance of Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 2 June, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1627E | Date: 05/30/2016 Representative Edward R. Royce, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, will lead a bipartisan Congressional delegation to arrive in Taiwan.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 30 May, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1626E | Date: 05/26/2016 All AIT offices will be closed on Monday, May 30, 2016 in observance of Memorial Day in the United States.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 May, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1625E | Date: 05/25/2016 AIT Director Kin Moy joined Council of Agriculture Minister Tsao Chi-hung and Taipei Zoo Director James Chin at the opening session of the first-ever U.S.-Taiwan counter-wildlife trafficking technical workshop at the Taipei Zoo on May 25.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 25 May, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1624E | Date: 05/20/2016 The United States congratulates President Tsai Ing-wen on her inauguration as Taiwans fourth democratically elected president.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 20 May, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1623E | Date: 05/17/2016 U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry & Analysis Marcus Jadotte will visit Taiwan from May 22-24.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 17 May, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1622E | Date: 05/07/2016 The American Institute in Taiwan is pleased to announce that it has organized a delegation representing the American people to attend the May 20, 2016, inauguration of Taiwan President-elect Tsai Ing-wen.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 7 May, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1621E | Date: 04/25/2016 The Fulbright Taiwan program is now accepting applications for academic exchanges between the United States and Taiwan.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 25 April, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1620E | Date: 04/13/2016 AIT Director Kin Moy attended the opening ceremony of the International Training Workshop on Laboratory Diagnosis for Zika on April 13, 2016.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 13 April, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF)
PR-1619E | Date: 04/08/2016 Joseph R. Donovan, Jr., the Managing Director of the Washington Office of the American Institute in Taiwan, is scheduled to visit Taiwan from April 10-16, 2016.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 8 April, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
The American Institute in Taiwan and the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Representative Office signed a joint statement signaling our intent to expand the U.S.’s Global Entry program to include eligible Taiwan passport holders and Taiwan’s E-Gate program to include eligible U.S. passport holders. | PR-1618E | Date: 04/05/2016
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 5 April, 2016 | Topics: News, Non Immigrant Visas, Press Releases, Visas | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, AIT-TECRO Agreements, Global Entry Program
PR-1617E | Date: 04/01/2016 AIT Director Kin Moy will present the Importer of the Year Award to Kaohsiung-based Horizon Yachts and the Investor of the Year Award to Kaohsiung based Da Yang Seafood/LS Holdings Group.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 1 April, 2016 | Topics: Former Director, Kaohsiung, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, Former AIT Director Kin Moy
PR-1616E | Date: 03/24/2016 Kurt Tong, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, will visit Taiwan from March 28-30.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 March, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1615E | Date: 03/24/2016 The chefs from Taipei’s K.P. Chef’s Factory won Best Soup at the Grand Finale of the United Tastes of America – Asian Chef Challenge II in Tokyo, Japan.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 March, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1614E | Date: 03/22/2016 All AIT offices will be closed April 4-5 for Taiwan holidays.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 22 March, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1613E | Date: 03/09/2016 Stephenie Foster, Senior Advisor in the U.S. Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, is scheduled to visit Taiwan from March 9 to 12, 2016.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 9 March, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
Nerissa J. Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, will visit Taiwan from March 8 to 10. | PR-1612E | Date: 03/07/2016
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 7 March, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases
PR-1611E | Date: 03/01/2016 The American Institute in Taiwan is pleased to announce that the 2016 Fishackathon will take place in Taipei and Kaohsiung on Earth Day weekend from April 22-24, 2016
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 1 March, 2016 | Topics: Kaohsiung, Our Ocean, Press Releases, Science & Tech | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, American Innovation Center, Fishackathon
PR-1610E | Date: 02/26/2016 The American Institute in Taiwan is honored to present the New York based Hip Hop music group Soul Inscribed in Taipei, Taoyuan and Tainan March 3-9.
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 27 February, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2016 Press Releases, American Music Abroad (AMA)