Joseph Wu
| Joseph Wu Wu Chao-hsieh |
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| 吳釗燮 | |
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| 19th Secretary-General of National Security Council of the Republic of China | |
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Assumed office 20 May 2016 |
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| Deputy | Chen Chun-lin (陳俊麟), York Chen (陳文政) |
| Preceded by | Kao Hua-chu |
| Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
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Assumed office 28 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Lin Hsi-yao |
| 5th ROC Representative for United States | |
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In office 10 April 2007 – 26 July 2008 |
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| Preceded by | David Lee |
| Succeeded by | Jason Yuan |
| Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China | |
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In office 20 May 2004 – 10 April 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Succeeded by | Chen Ming-tong |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
31 October 1954 Dacheng, Changhua County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater |
National Chengchi University University of Missouri Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Political scientist |
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| Traditional Chinese | 吳釗燮 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 呉钊燮 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wú Zhāoxiè |
| Wade–Giles | Wú Chāo-hsièh |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Wú Jhāosiè |
| Yale Romanization | Wú Jāusyè |
| IPA | [tɕi̯àŋ tʰǐŋfǔ] |
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| Hokkien POJ | Ngô͘ Chiau-siat |
Joseph Wu or Wu Chao-hsieh (Chinese: 吳釗燮; pinyin: Wú Zhāoxiè; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Chiau-siat; born 31 October 1954) is the current Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China and was formerly the chief representative of Taiwan to the United States as the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington, D.C.. He was appointed to that position in mid-April 2007 by President Chen Shui-bian to succeed his predecessor, David Lee.
Prior to entering politics, he was an academic political scientist, finishing his PhD in political science in 1989 at Ohio State University. He wrote papers critical of the PRC while in the United States. He served as a teacher and research assistant in the political science department of Ohio State University in the United States, and as deputy director of the Institute of International Relations of National Chengchi University in Taiwan.
Formerly the Deputy Secretary General of the Presidential Office for President Chen Shui-bian, Wu was appointed the chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, the body charged with coordinating relations with Mainland China (the People's Republic of China), by Chen in May 2004.
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