British Office Taipei

Coordinates:25°02′23″N121°33′56″E/ 25.03972°N 121.56556°E/25.03972; 121.56556
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British Office Taipei
Anh quốc ở đài phòng làm việc
British Office Taipei at theUni-President International Tower
Map
LocationXinyi, Taipei,Taiwan
Coordinates25°02′23″N121°33′56″E/ 25.03972°N 121.56556°E/25.03972; 121.56556
JurisdictionTaiwan
Permanent representativeJohn Dennis
WebsiteBritish Office Taipei

British Office Taipei(Chinese:Anh quốc ở đài phòng làm việc;pinyin:Yīngguó Zài Tái Bànshì Chù;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Eng-kok chāi Tâi Pān-sū-chhù), formerlyBritish Trade and Cultural Office(BTCO), is therepresentative officeof theUnited Kingdom GovernmentinTaiwanwith a principal role to promote the British trade and investment interests. It functions as ade factoembassyin the absence of diplomatic relations between London and Taipei.

Its Taiwanese counterpart inLondonis theTaipei Representative Office in the UK.

History[edit]

Interior of the British Office Taipei on 21 March 2018.

The office, then known as theBritish Trade and Cultural Office,was opened in October 1993.[1][2]It succeeded theAnglo-Taiwan Trade Committee,a privately financed entity established in 1976,[3]following the closure of the British Consulate inTamsuiin 1972. Unlike its predecessor, it could issue visas directly to people in Taiwan.[4]

TheBritish Council,which had taken over and expanded the functions of the private Anglo-Taiwan Education Centre, operated the Office's Cultural and Education Section.[1]

On 26 May 2015, its name was changed toBritish Office Taipeito reflect the full scope of the office work, and the title of its head was changed from "Director General" to "Representative".[5]

Principal officers[edit]

Heads of mission[edit]

Name Photo Tenure Note
Director General, British Trade and Culture Office (1993–2015)
Philip Morrice 1993 – 1995
Alan S. Collins 1995 – 1998
David Coates 1999 – 2002
Derek R. Marsh 2002 – 2005
Michael D. Reilly 2006 – 2009
David Campbell 2009 – 2013 [6]
Representative, British Office Taipei (2015–)
Chris Wood 2013 –2016
Damion Potter 2016 Acting[7]
Catherine Nettleton 2016 – 2020 [8]
Andrew Thomas Pittam 2020 Acting
John Dennis 2020 – [9]

Deputy heads of mission[edit]

Name Photo Tenure Note
Deputy Director General, British Trade and Culture Office (1993–2015)
Deborah Anne Clarke 1997- [10][11]
Jeremy Francis Larner 1999 – 2002 [12]
Roderick Bunten 2002 – 2005 [13]
Charles Edmund Garrett 2005-2009 [14]
Margaret Tongue 2009-2013 [15]
Damion Potter 2013-2017 [16]
Deputy Representative, British Office Taipei (2015–)
Andrew Thomas Pittam 2017-2021
Thomas "Tom" Burn 2021- [17][18]

Location[edit]

The office has been located in President International Tower ( thống nhất quốc tế đại lâu ) inXinyi Districton January 22, 2008.[19]It is accessible within walking distance south ofTaipei City Hall Stationof theTaipei Metro.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"House of Commons - Foreign Affairs - Minutes of Evidence".parliament.uk.
  2. ^Taiwan Yearbook,Government Information Office, 2000, page 147
  3. ^A Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations,Françoise Mengin, inPrivatising the State,Béatrice Hibou,C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 157-158
  4. ^East Asian Executive Reports,Volume 16, International Executive Reports, 1994
  5. ^BTCO officially changes name to 'British Office',The China Post,May 28, 2015
  6. ^"Change of High Commissioner to Brunei".Foreign & Commonwealth Office.23 May 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved2 June2016.
  7. ^"Damion Potter, Representative, British Office Taipei".gov.uk.Retrieved4 November2016.
  8. ^"Former Taiwan Foreign Minister visits the UK".Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.2 November 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 6 November 2016.Retrieved2016-11-06.
  9. ^"John Dennis, Representative, British Office Taipei".gov.uk.Retrieved11 January2021.
  10. ^"Export Promotion".UK Parliament.11 July 1997. Archived fromthe originalon 27 June 2023.Retrieved23 July2023.
  11. ^"About BTCO".British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO). 2 February 1998. Archived fromthe originalon 2 February 1998.Retrieved25 January2022.
  12. ^The Diplomatic Service List.Stationery Office. 2006. p. 245.{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)
  13. ^The Diplomatic Service List.Stationery Office. 2004. p. 168.{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)
  14. ^"British Ambassador to Kyrgyzstanː Charles Edmund Garrett OBE".Foreign & Commonwealth Office.Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2021.Retrieved19 April2021.
  15. ^"Margaret Tongue".British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT).Archived fromthe originalon 7 May 2021.Retrieved7 May2021.
  16. ^"British Ambassador to Panama: Damion Potter".Foreign & Commonwealth Office.Archived fromthe originalon 6 June 2018.Retrieved6 June2018.
  17. ^"Tom Burn".Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office(FCDO). Archived fromthe originalon 20 July 2021.Retrieved31 August2021.
  18. ^"Mr Thomas Burn, British High Commission visits Griffith Asia Institute".Griffith University.Archived fromthe originalon 25 February 2021.Retrieved25 February2021.
  19. ^British Trade and Cultural Office moves to a new office,The China Post,January 29, 2008

External links[edit]

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