Simon Ko

Simon Ko or Ko Shen-yeaw (Chinese: 柯森耀; pinyin: Kē Sēnyào) is a Taiwanese politician, who is currently the Taiwanese Representative to Spain.[2] He previously served as the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of China from September 2012 to January 2016.[3][4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ko.
Simon Ko
Ko Shen-yeaw
柯森耀
ROC Representative to Spain
In office
19 January 2016 – 2018
Preceded byHou Ching-shan[1]
Succeeded byJosé María Liu
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of China
In office
1 September 2012 – 19 January 2016
Serving with Joseph Shih
Andrew Kao
MinisterDavid Lin
ViceVanessa Shih
Vice Foreign Minister of the Republic of China
In office
January 2012 – 1 September 2012
MinisterTimothy Yang
ROC Ambassador to Panama
In office
1 October 2008 – December 2011
Preceded byTomas Hou
Succeeded byDiego L. Chou
ROC Representative to Colombia
In office
August 2002 – October 2006
Personal details
NationalityRepublic of China
Alma materNational Chengchi University

Education

Ko obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in diplomacy and public administration from National Chengchi University in 1975 and 1978, respectively. He studied Spanish at the Spanish Language School in San José, Costa Rica from 1979 to 1981.[5]

ROC Foreign Affairs Deputy Ministry

ROC-Honduras diplomatic relations

In early July 2013, Ko said that his recent trip to Honduras is just another normal regular trip to one of ROC allies, which includes inspecting ROC embassy in that country, dismissing that Honduras might switch diplomatic relations from ROC to PRC due to the reluctance of ROC in giving extra grant to the country. However, Ko added that the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs will not mind for Honduras to have "unofficial" non-political relation with the PRC as long as the move doesn't affect the diplomatic relation with ROC.[6]

Gambia diplomatic relation switch from ROC to PRC

Commenting on the decision made by Gambia to switch diplomatic relations from ROC to PRC on 14 November 2013, Ko said that the ROC government felt shock and regret at the move, in which it made ROC being recognized by only 22 countries around the world, in which most of them are developing nations. The move came in despite recent visit by President Ma Ying-jeou to the resource-poor nation in 2012 and also the USD 22 million fund donated to the nation for the construction of 42 km (26 mi)of road linking the western part of the country to the capital Banjul.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. http://www.yuanfangmagazine.com/ideas/taipei-informa/emb-simon-ko-nuevo-representante-de-taiwan-en-espana/
  2. Taiwán designa nuevo representante en España, Oficina Económica y Cultural de Taipei en México, 19 January 2016
  3. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部". Mofa.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  4. "Wu set for Dominican presidential inauguration". Taiwan Today. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  5. http://www.mofa.gov.tw/en/MofaLeader_Content.aspx?n=8C1B5DF8A167A082&sms=83A9AD4277955F24&s=FCC220F41EEE0856
  6. "Visit to Honduras nothing to do with saving ties: deputy foreign minister". The China Post. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  7. "Gambia breaks off diplomatic ties with Taiwan". The China Post. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  8. 冈比亚宣布与台湾断交 20131115. YouTube. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2014-05-15.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.