Chen Chien-jen (born 1939)

Chen Chien-jen MLY
程建人

ROC Representative to the European Union and Belgium
In office August 2004 – 3 July 2006
Succeeded by	Michael Kau
ROC Representative to the United States
In office 30 June 2000 – 20 May 2004
Deputy	Michael Tsai
Preceded by	Stephen S.F. Chen
Succeeded by	David Lee
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 30 November 1999 – 20 May 2000
Preceded by	Jason Hu
Succeeded by	Tien Hung-mao
Minister of the Government Information Office
In office 5 February 1998 – 30 November 1999
Preceded by	David Lee
Succeeded by	Chao Yi
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996
Constituency	Overseas Chinese

Personal details
Born	(1939-08-11) 11 August 1939 Jiading, Jiangsu, Republic of China
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Kuomintang
Occupation	diplomat

Chen Chien-jen (Chinese: 程建人; pinyin: Chéng Jiànrén; born 11 August 1939) is a Taiwanese diplomat.

Political career

Chen served in the Legislative Yuan for one term from 1993 to 1996. He was then named the minister of the Government Information Office in 1998. The next year, he was appointed to lead the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chen planned to retire after stepping down at the end of President Lee Teng-hui's final term in 2000. However, Lee's successor Chen Shui-bian asked Chen Chien-jen to reconsider. Chen eventually chose to accept the post of representative to the United States.^[1] He postponed retirement again in 2004 to become the representative to the European Union and Belgium.^[2] Chen was succeeded by Michael Kau in July 2006.^[3]

During Hung Hsiu-chu's 2016 presidential campaign, Chen was one of her diplomatic advisers.^[4]

References

↑ "Outgoing EU envoy Chen Chien-jen happy to be retiring". Taipei Times. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
↑ Chen, Melody (12 August 2004). "Eugene Chien loses appointment to EU post over scandal". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
↑ "Appointees sworn in". Taipei Times. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
↑ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (23 June 2015). "Hung wants political talks on cross-strait agenda". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

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