British Office Taipei

Coordinates: 25°02′23″N 121°33′56″E / 25.03972°N 121.56556°E / 25.03972; 121.56556

British Office Taipei
英國在台辦事處

President International Tower
Agency overview
Formed 1993 (as British Trade and Cultural Office)
2015 (as British Office Taipei)[1]
Jurisdiction  Taiwan
Headquarters Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
Employees 36
Minister responsible
  • Chris Wood[2], Representative
Website British Office Taipei

The British Office Taipei (Chinese: 英國在台辦事處; pinyin: Yīngguó Zài Tái Bànshì Chù) is the representative office of the United Kingdom in the Taiwan with a principal role to promote the British trade and investment interests. Its Taiwanese counterpart is the Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.

The office was opened in 1993 as British Trade and Cultural Office, succeeding the Anglo-Taiwan Trade Committee, a privately financed entity established in 1976.[3] On 26 May 2015, its name was changed to British Office Taipei to reflect the full scope of the office work.[4][5]

The office is located at President International Tower (統一國際大樓) in Xinyi District, Taipei. It is accessible within walking distance south of Taipei City Hall Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "House of Commons - Foreign Affairs - Minutes of Evidence". parliament.uk.
  2. ↑ "British Trade & Cultural Office Taiwan - GOV.UK". gov.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  3. ↑ Privatising the State, Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 157-158
  4. ↑ "英國貿易文化辦事處更名為英國在台辦事處" (in Chinese). 中華民國外交部. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  5. ↑ "U.K. renames representative office in Taiwan, retains functions". focustaiwan.tw.
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