David Lee (politician)

Education

• 1986 PhD in Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, USA
• 1980 M.A. in Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia
• 1973 B.A. in Political Science, National Taiwan University, ROC

  Career timeline

• 2007–2012 representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada
• 2004–2007 representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States
• 2001–2004 representative, Taipei Representative Office in Belgium, also responsible for the European Union and Luxembourg
• 1998–2001 deputy minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC
• 2000–2001 adjunct professor, National Taiwan University
• 1997–1998 director-general, Government Information Office, Executive Yuan, and Government Spokesman, ROC
• 1996 director-general, Department of North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC
• 1993–1996 associate in Research, Fairbank Centre for East Asian Research, Harvard University
• 1993–1996 director-general, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston
• 1990–1993 deputy director-general, Department of International Information Service, Government Information Office, Executive Yuan
• 1988–1993 adjunct associate professor, National Taiwan Normal University
• 1988–1989 principal assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1982–1988 staff consultant, Coordination Council for North American Affairs, Office in Washington, D.C.
• 1976–1977 managing editor, Asia and the World Forum, Taipei, Taiwan

  Minister of Foreign Affairs

Taiwan membership at the United Nations

ROC diplomatic allies visits

Publications

• The Making of the Taiwan Relations Act: Twenty Years in Retropect. Oxford University Press, 2000
• Taiwan in a Transformed World. Brassey's Inc., 1995
• The Legislative Process of the Taiwan Relations Act. Taipei, Feng Yuen Publication, 1988