Special envoy to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Incumbent
Assumed office 2019
Personal details
Born
Tampa, Florida
Nationality
United States
Spouse
Scott M. Oudkirk
Alma mater
Georgetown University
Profession
Career Diplomat
Sandra Oudkirk
Traditional Chinese
孫曉雅
Simplified Chinese
孙晓雅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Sūn Xiǎoyǎ
Wade–Giles
Sun Hsiao-ya
Sandra Springer Oudkirk (Chinese: 孫曉雅; Wade–Giles: Sun Hsiao-ya) is a United States diplomat currently serving as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de facto embassy of the United States in Taiwan. She is the first woman to hold the role. Oudkirk's prior appointments include U.S. Senior Official for APEC and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Sandra Springer Oudkirk (Chinese: 孫曉雅; Wade–Giles: Sun Hsiao-ya) is a United States diplomat currently serving as Director of the American Institute in...
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establish cultural and social connections between Taiwan and the US. Sandra Springer Oudkirk, director of the American Institute in Taiwan, said she hoped more...
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