Hou Ching-shan
Hou Ching-shan | |
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侯清山 | |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China | |
In office 28 December 2015 – April 2018 | |
Minister | David Lee |
Deputy | Wu Chih-chung |
Vice | Lee Chen-jan |
Succeeded by | Kelly Hsieh |
ROC Representative to Spain | |
In office 2010–2015 | |
Preceded by | Simon Ko[1] |
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China | |
In office 2006–2010 | |
Minister | James C. F. Huang Francisco Ou Timothy Yang |
ROC Ambassador to El Salvador | |
In office 2005–2006 | |
ROC Deputy Representative to Uruguay | |
In office 1994–2001 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] | 12 July 1950
Nationality | Republic of China |
Education | Fu Jen Catholic University (BA) Complutense University of Madrid (MA, PhD) |
Hou Ching-shan or Javier Ching-Shan Hou (Chinese: 侯清山; pinyin: Hóu Qīngshān, born 12 July 1950)[2] is a Taiwanese diplomat. He was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2015–2018.[3]
Education
[edit]Hou obtained his bachelor's degree in Spanish language and literature from Fu Jen Catholic University in 1972, and his master's in literature and philology and doctorate in philology from Complutense University of Madrid in Spain in 1975 and 1978, respectively.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
[edit]Central America visit
[edit]Hou and delegates accompanied President Chen Shui-bian for an official visit to Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua in August 2007.[4]
São Tomé and Príncipe diplomatic cut
[edit]After São Tomé and Príncipe cut diplomatic relation with the ROC on 21 December 2016, Hou said that ROC relation with one of its other diplomatic ally is in yellow caution light, but he declined to comment which country it was.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Emb. Simón Ko, nuevo representante de Taiwán en España". Yuanfang Magazine.
- ^ a b "Taiwan Yearbook 2006: Who is who in Taiwan I, F~K". Government Information Office. Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
- ^ "Javier Ching-shan HOU - Principal Officers - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網.
- ^ "Taiwan investment in Honduras reaches US$400 million: minister". Focus Taiwan. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ Tang, Pei-chun; Kao, Evelyn (21 December 2016). "Loss of diplomatic ally will not affect president's trip". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 21 December 2016.