Taipei trade office gets new head

Taipei trade office gets new head

JAKARTA: The Taipei government has appointed David Lin to
replace Sui Chi Lin as head of its Economic and Trade Office in
Jakarta.

Sui ended his term on Tuesday, while Lin was expected to
arrive on Wednesday, the Taipei Economic and Trade Office in
Jakarta said in a statement.

The 53-year-old new representative of Taipei's trade mission
received his bachelor's degree in commerce from the National
Cheng-chi University in Taipei.

He earned a master's degree in commerce from the same
university. He continued his studies in Washington D.C., where he
earned his Master of Science from Georgetown University's School
of Foreign Service.

Lin has served as a staff member at Taiwan's Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, as well as third and second secretary at
Taiwan's embassy in South Africa.

He was the deputy director general of the Department of
European Affairs before being appointed Director General of the
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston, Texas. Subsequent
positions were postings as ambassadors to Grenada and St.
Vincent.

Prior to his Jakarta posting, Lin was the director general of
the Department of European Affairs. -- JP