Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany

The Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany; (Chinese: 駐德國台北代表處; pinyin: Zhù Déguó Táiběi Dàibiǎo Chù) (German: Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) represents the interests of Taiwan in Germany in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.

Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
駐德國台北代表處
Taipei Representative Office in the Federal Republic of Germany
Agency overview
Formed1958 (as Free China Information Service)
1972 (as Far East Information Office)
1990 (as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office)
1997 (as Taipei Representative Office)
Jurisdiction Germany
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Agency executive
  • Hsieh Chih-wei[1], Representative
WebsiteTaipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Based in Berlin, it also has offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.[2] Its counterpart in Taiwan is the German Institute Taipei.[3]

History

The office was first established in Bad Godesberg in Bonn in the then West Germany in 1958 as the Freichina-Informationsdienst ("Free China Information Service"), later becoming the Büro der Fernost-Informationen ("Far East Information Office") in 1972.[4]

In 1990, it became the Taipei Wirtschafts- und Kulturbüro or "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office".[5] In 1997, it adopted its present name.[6] In October 1999, the Taipei Representative Office moved to Berlin, and offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich were established.[4]

Representatives
  • Agnes Hwa-Yue Chen[7]
  • Hsieh Chih-wei

References
  1. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201608020007.aspx
  2. Büros der Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  3. German Institute Taipei
  4. Die Beziehungen zwischen Taiwan und Deutschland, Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  5. Die Entwicklung der politischen Beziehungen zwischen der Republik China und Deutschland, Taiwan Info, 1 March 2014
  6. Women are just as capable: Taiwan’s representative to Germany, Hwa-yue Chen, led her team in promoting bilateral relations, Taipei Broadcasting Station, July 12, 2014
  7. Federal Republic of Germany, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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