Sharon Wu
Sharon Wu | |||||||||||
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吳尚年 | |||||||||||
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| Representative of Taiwan to Poland | |||||||||||
| In office 4 August 2023 – August 2024 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bob L. J. Chen | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jeff Y.J. Liu | ||||||||||
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| Born | Wu Shang-Nian Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Jason C. C. Lien | ||||||||||
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| Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 吳尚年 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴尚年 | ||||||||||
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Sharon Shang-Nian Wu (Chinese: 吳尚年; pinyin: Wú Shàngnián)[1] is a Taiwanese diplomat who has been the representative to Poland since 2023.[2][3] Additionally, she is a senior official involved in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).[4]
Diplomatic career
[edit]Ministry of Foreign Affairs
[edit]The 103rd report from the Budget Center of the Legislative Yuan highlighted a lack of elimination rate for the training plan of new diplomatic consular and administrative personnel by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in November 2014. Over the past decade, the Ministry has not taken steps to eliminate unsuitable personnel. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Affairs' secretary, Sharon Wu, stated that year's training process was more stringent than 2013. She clarified that in 2014, there are two diplomatic employees who are not fit for elimination and that the Ministry has been working to enhance the training and removal process for new diplomats in order to raise the caliber of new hires.[5]
Wu, director of international organisations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated in March 2021 that Taiwan's successful model for preventing epidemics has gained international recognition and has made it clear to the world community that Taiwan must be included in the World Health Organization (WHO) immediately. The World Health Assembly (WHA) was scheduled to take place in May.[6]
After the APEC Informal Leaders' Retreat, the Presidential Office hosted a press conference that evening on 16 July 2021. State representatives in attendance, such as Sharon Wu, provided a summary of the proceedings and responded to inquiries from the press.[7] Wu and other dignitaries from the Government of the Republic of China paid a visit to the newly opened Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Country Office in Taipei on 22 July 2021.[8]
Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, CEO of the APEC Secretariat, and Sharon Wu, Director of International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed a memorandum in November 2021, donating NT$1.5 million on behalf of the government to help APEC promote projects involving economic and technical cooperation.[9] Sharon Wu was a member of the group that met in Washington, D.C., in March 2022 to explore Taiwan's increased engagement in the United Nations system and other international forums.[10]
Poland
[edit]Since 4 August 2023, Wu has served as the representative of Taiwan to Poland.[3] On 14 November 12023, during the ReBuild Ukraine 2nd International Exhibition and Conference in Warsaw, Sharon Wu signs six memorandums of understanding on a variety of themes, including care and counseling for women and children and city-to-city exchanges.[11]
"We also want to take this chance to express our gratitude to the Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM) for helping to make the delivery process easier. Thanks to their collaboration, this project perfectly captures the essence of Taiwan Stands with Ukraine." Regarding the ongoing collaboration between the PCPM and the Taipei Representative Office in Warsaw in providing humanitarian aid in Poland and Ukraine, Sharon Wu provided additional context.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Jason C. C. Lien, Sharon Wu's spouse, became the first "wife secretary" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when he took over as director of Treaty Law after serving as director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Edinburgh.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Presidential Office holds press conference following APEC Informal Leaders' Retreat". english.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "中華民國外交部全球資訊網-主管簡歷-吳尚年 Sharon S. N. Wu(Sharon S. N. Wu)". 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ a b "代表處簡介 - 駐波蘭台北代表處 Taipei Representative Office in Poland". 9 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "台灣參與APEC 30年 在亞太區域持續發揮影響力 - 台灣光華雜誌". 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "外交部新進人員 10年首度淘汰2人 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報". 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "WHA 5月登場 外交部：累積國際動能 用最恰當方式推案 | 政治 | 要聞 | 聯合新聞網". 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Presidential Office holds press conference following APEC Informal Leaders' Retreat". english.president.gov.tw. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Honduras, BCIE. "Authorities of the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) visit CABEI Country Office in Taipei". www.bcie.org. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Team, Internet. "#亞太經濟合作 （APEC）秘書處今天表示，台灣今年捐贈150萬美元協助APEC推動經濟與技術合作計畫，由外交部國際組織司司長吳尚年與APEC秘書處執行長蕾貝卡（Rebecca Sta Maria）簽署備忘錄。". 駐奈及利亞聯邦共和國臺北貿易辦事處 Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "美台外交高層於華府會晤 討論台灣參與5月世界衛生大會│美國│經濟│國際│TVBS新聞網". 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ China (Taiwan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of (16 November 2023). "Supporting recovery". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ developers (20 September 2023). "Taiwanese companies and society to support Ukraine". PCPM. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "外交部條法司長梁光中 將出任駐韓代表 | 政治 | 要聞 | 聯合新聞網". 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2023.