Australian Office in Taipei

Australian Office in Taipei
澳洲辦事處

President International Tower
Agency overview
Formed 1981 (as Australian Commerce and Industry Office)[1]
2012 (as Australian Office in Taipei)[2]
Jurisdiction  Taiwan
Headquarters Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
Minister responsible
  • Cathy Raper, Representative[3]
Website Australian Office Taipei

The Australian Office in Taipei (Chinese: 澳洲辦事處; pinyin: Àozhōu Bànshì Chù) represents Australian interests in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.[4] The Office is headed by a Representative, currently Cathy Raper.[3]

Its counterpart in Australia is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia in Canberra.[5]

History

It was established in 1981 as the Australian Commerce and Industry Office.[1] This was under control of the Australian Chamber of Commerce.[6] It adopted its present name in 2012.[2]

The Visa and Citizenship Office of the Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong is responsible for consular matters for applicants in Taiwan.[7]

Before 1972, Australia recognised Taiwan as the "Republic of China", and had an Embassy in Taipei, opened in 1966.[8] In 1972, diplomatic relations were ended following the decision of the government of Gough Whitlam to recognise the People's Republic of China.[9]

An unofficial organisation known as the Australia-Free China Society, established an office in 1974 to provide services for Australians visiting Taiwan, headed by Lu Chen-kai, Secretary-General of the Sino-Australian Cultural and Economic Association in Taipei.[10] In Australia, New South Wales MP Douglas Darby, President of the Australia-Free China Society, represented Taiwan in Australia.[11]

Representatives

NameStart of termEnd of term
Bill Mattingly[12]19811990
Rob O'Donovan[12]19901992
Colin Heseltine[13]19921997
Sam Gerovich[13]19972000
Frances Adamson[14]20002005
Steve Waters[15]20052008
Alice Cawte[16]20082011
Kevin Magee[17]20112014
Catherine Raper[3]2014present

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate: 1962-1983, Ann Millar, UNSW Press, 2000, page 244
  2. 1 2 Australian office renamed, Taipei Times, May 30, 2012
  3. 1 2 3 "Representative, Australian Office, Taipei Ms Catherine Raper". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  4. ↑ The Australian Office in Taipei, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  5. ↑ Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia
  6. ↑ Prospects for Australian Seafood Exports: A Case Study of the Taiwanese Market, Malcolm Tull Asia Research Centre on Social, Political, and Economic Change, Murdoch University, 1993, page 10
  7. ↑ Visas and migration, Australian Office
  8. ↑ Whitlam hasn't dumped Taiwan, Bruce Grant, The Age, July 14, 1971, page 5
  9. ↑ Taiwan country brief, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  10. ↑ Free China Review, Volumes 24-25, W.Y. Tsao, 1974, page 4
  11. ↑ Love-hate with Taiwan, Sydney Morning Herald, March 12, 1974, page 4
  12. 1 2 Australian Backing Taipei GATT Bid, Taiwan Info, 19 February 1990
  13. 1 2 Taiwan-Australia Relations: Humming Along, University of Nottingham, February 6, 2014
  14. ↑ Business Lunch with HE Ms Frances Adamson, Australian Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (Melbourne), University of Melbourne, 3rd July 2014
  15. ↑ Cross-strait stability vital to Australia, envoy says,Taipei Times, January 31, 2006
  16. ↑ Australia praises Ma for avoiding dollar diplomacy, Taipei Times, October 27, 2008
  17. ↑ Interview with Kevin Magee, seasoned Australian diplomat, Radio Taiwan International, August 17, 2014

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