Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China
In office 1 June 1990 – 10 June 1996
Vice
Stephen S. F. Chen
Preceded by
Lien Chan
Succeeded by
John Chiang
Chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development
In office 22 July 1988 – 1 June 1990
Preceded by
Chao Yao-tung
Succeeded by
Shirley Kuo
Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan
In office 22 July 1988 – 1 June 1990
Premier
Yu Kuo-hwa Lee Huan
ROC Representative to the United States
In office 19 November 1982 – 20 July 1988
Preceded by
Cai Weiping
Succeeded by
Ting Mao-shih
Director-General of the Government Information Office
In office 1 June 1972 – 19 May 1975
Preceded by
James Wei
Succeeded by
Ting Mao-shih
Personal details
Born
(1935-03-21) 21 March 1935 (age 89) Beijing, Republic of China
Nationality
Republic of China
Political party
Kuomintang
Spouse
Julie Tien
(m. 1963)
Children
Carl Chien Carol Chien
Parents
Chien Shih-Liang (father)
Chang Wan-tu (mother)
Relatives
Robert Chien, Shu Chien (brothers) Chien Hong-ye (grandfather)
Alma mater
National Taiwan University (BA) Yale University (MA, PhD)
Occupation
Diplomat and politician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Republic of China
Branch/service
Republic of China Army
Years of service
1956–1958
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
錢復
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Bopomofo
ㄑㄧㄢˊㄧㄈㄨˋ
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chien.
Fredrick F. Chien, or Fred Chien, Chien Foo (traditional Chinese: 錢復; simplified Chinese: 钱复; pinyin: Qián Fù; born 21 March 1935), is a retired Taiwanese diplomat and politician who served as the President of the Republic of China Control Yuan from 1999 to 2005.[1] After graduating from Yale University, he assumed a series of governmental positions include Director-General of the Government Information Office from 1972 to 1975, Republic of China Representative to the United States from 1982 to 1988, Chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 1988 to 1990, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1996. He was also the Speaker of the National Assembly between 1996 and 1999.
^中華民國監察院院長錢復先生 (PDF) (in Chinese (Taiwan)), Republic of China: Government Information Office, 2003, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06, retrieved 2009-11-04
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