Vanessa Shih
| Vanessa Shih | |
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| 史亞平 | |
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| ROC Representative to Austria | |
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Assumed office January 2016 |
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| Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 25 June 2012 – 18 January 2016 |
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| Minister | David Lin |
| Deputy |
Simon Ko, Joseph Shih Simon Ko, Andrew Kao |
| Succeeded by | Lee Chen-jan |
| ROC Representative to Singapore | |
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In office 2009 – May 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Kuo Shih-nan |
| Succeeded by | Hsieh Fa-dah |
| Minister of Government Information Office of the Republic of China | |
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In office 20 May 2008 – 31 December 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Hsieh Chih-wei |
| Succeeded by | Su Jun-pin |
| ROC Deputy Representative to Australia | |
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In office 2004–2007 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 July 1962 Taipei, Taiwan Province, Republic of China |
| Nationality | Chinese Taiwanese |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Alma mater | National Chengchi University |
Vanessa Shih (Chinese: 史亞平; pinyin: Shǐ Yàpíng) is the representative of Republic of China to Austria.
She was the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. Shih advocated for the United Nations to allow the Republic of China to have participation of some forms within the UN.
Shih obtained her bachelor's degree in diplomacy and master's degree in international law and diplomacy from National Chengchi University.
Shih began working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1987, and was a longtime secretary for Ting Mao-shih. She was appointed as the head of the Government Information Office (GIO) in May 2008 and left at the end of the year for Singapore.
In October 2011, Shih angered Singapore's founding father Lee Kwan Yew and other high-ranking officials in the Singaporean government after she sang the ROC national anthem and hung the ROC flag in public, attended by international guests during the 100th anniversary of the National Day of the Republic of China at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore. She also attempted to contact members of the Workers' Party of Singapore, the opposition party of Singapore. Her improper conduct resulted in the temporary diplomatic shutdown between Singapore and Taiwan. In March 2012, Foreign Minister Timothy Yang ordered Shih to return to Taiwan.
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