David Lin
| David Lin Lin Yung-lo |
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| 林永樂 | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China | |
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In office 27 September 2012 – May 20 2016 |
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| Deputy |
Simon Ko Joseph Shih Andrew Kao Bruce Linghu |
| Vice | Vanessa Shih |
| Preceded by | Timothy Yang |
| Succeeded by | David Lee |
| ROC Representative to European Union and Belgium | |
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In office May 2010 - September 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Shen Lyu-shun |
| Succeeded by | Tung Kuo-yu |
| Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China | |
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In office 2008–2010 |
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| Minister |
Francisco Ou Timothy Yang |
| ROC Representative to Indonesia | |
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In office 2003 - 2007 |
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| ROC Ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
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In office 1997 - 2001 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 March 1950 (age 67) Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Alma mater |
National Chengchi University Georgetown University |
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Lin Yung-lo (Chinese: 林永樂; pinyin: Lín Yǒnglè), also known as David Lin, was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (ROC).
David Lin graduated with a bachelor and master of commerce degree from the National Chengchi University in Taiwan. He earned his master of science degree from Georgetown University in the United States.
He was also a member of the Taipei Toastmasters club.
Lin was appointed to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China on 27 September 2012 replacing the incumbent Minister Timothy Yang after the ROC cabinet reshuffle.
Commenting on the refusal for ROC delegates to attend the Jakarta International Defense Dialogue in Jakarta, Indonesia on 23–25 March 2013 by the event organizer, Lin said that the MOFA needed to communicate with the Indonesian counterpart on the exact reason for the sudden withdrawal of the invitation to the Taiwanese. Lin acknowledged that this may due to verbal protest from Beijing.
After the historic signing on fishery agreement between ROC and Japan on 10 April 2013, at a press conference Lin said that the agreement didn't address the competing claims over the Diaoyutai Islands since both governments set aside the dispute at the moment.
After the shooting incident of Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine government vessel on 9 May 2013 at the disputed water in South China Sea, Lin demanded the Philippine government to take full responsibility, offer formal apology to the ROC government, provide compensation to the family of the fisherman shot and bring those responsible to justice. Lin added that the government understood that the Taiwanese fishing vessel was not involved in illegal fishing prior to the shooting. He pledged that the ROC government would work to discover the truth behind this incident. He slammed the Philippine government because the incident was a violation of international law because it left the Taiwanese vessel without power.
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