Kin W. Moy
| Kin W. Moy | |
|---|---|
|
U.S. Department of State official portrait | |
| Native name | 梅健華 |
| Born | British Hong Kong |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Alma mater |
University of Minnesota Columbia University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Kin W. Moy (Chinese: 梅健華, pinyin: méi jiàn huá, born in British Hong Kong) is an American diplomat. He is a third-generation Chinese American with ancestry from Taishan, China.[1] Having served in the Department of State and several diplomatic outposts, he began his tenure as the director of American Institute in Taiwan, de facto Embassy of the United States in Taiwan. He is the first ethnic-Chinese person to hold this position.
Career
Moy has worked in the United States Foreign Service for over twenty years. He served under three US Secretaries of State, working as Special Assistant in the Executive Secretariat for Madeleine Albright, Director of the Executive Secretariat Staff for Condoleezza Rice, and Deputy Executive Secretary for Hillary Clinton. He was Deputy Director of the Office of Maritime Southeast Asia and Desk Officer in the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs. Most recently, he was at the Department of State in Washington, where he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, with responsibility for China, Mongolia, and Taiwan. In addition to his Washington assignments, Moy has served in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, and the U.S. Consulate in Busan.[2]
Personal life
He graduated from Columbia University and the University of Minnesota, and is a Mandarin speaker. Moy is married to Kathy Chen and have four children. They are (in order from eldest to youngest) Andrew Moy, Claire Moy, Olivia Moy, & Amanda Moy.[2]
References
- ↑ Chinese background (In Chinese)
- 1 2 "Mr. Kin W. Moy" (PDF). American Institute in Taiwan. 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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