Taipei Representative Office in France
| Bureau de Représentation de Taipei en France | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1974 (as Association pour la Promotion des Echanges Commerciaux et Touristiques avec Taiwan)[1] |
| Jurisdiction |  France(excluding overseas departments and territories)  Andorra Monaco Gabon Republic of Congo Mauritania Algeria Tunisia Morocco |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | Bureau de Représentation de Taipei en France |
The Taipei Representative Office in France; (Chinese: 駐法國台北代表處; pinyin: Zhù Fàguó Táiběi Dàibiǎo Chù) (French: Bureau de Représentation de Taipei en France) represents the interests of Taiwan in France in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy. Its counterpart in Taiwan is the French Office in Taipei.[3]
History
It was established in 1974 as the Association pour la Promotion des Echanges Commerciaux et Touristiques avec Taiwan (ASPECT), before adopting its present name in 1995.[1]
The Office is headed by a Director, currently Michel Lu Ching-long.[2] A fluent French speaker, he was appointed to the post in 2006, having earlier served as Ambassador to Haiti from 2000 to 2002, before being appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei.[4]
It also has responsibility for Andorra and Monaco in Europe, as well as for Gabon, Republic of Congo, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco in Africa.[5]
Overseas Departments and Territories
Other Offices, Missions and Embassies have responsibility for France's overseas departments and territories.
| Mission | Area of responsibility |
|---|---|
| Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Gros Islet, St. Lucia | Guadeloupe, Martinique[6] |
| Trade Mission of the Republic of China to the Republic of Fiji | New Caledonia, French Polynesia[7] |
| Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines | French Guiana, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy[6] |
| Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa | Réunion[8] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Le Bureau de Représentation de Taipei en France (B.R.T.F.): l'organisme de représentation de la République de Chine à Taiwan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Interview Ambassador Michel Lu, Taiwan's representative to France, Radio Taiwan International, 22 June 2014
- ↑ La France à Taiwan
- ↑ MOFA's Lu to fill vacant diplomatic post in France, Taipei Times, December 18, 2006
- ↑ Europe Area, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Latin America and Caribbean, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
- ↑ Asia Pacific Area, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
- ↑ Africa Area, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
