Tien Hung-mao
| Tien Hung-mao | |
|---|---|
| 田弘茂 | |
| ROC Representative for United Kingdom | |
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In office 2002–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Tzen Wen-hua |
| Succeeded by | Lin Chun-yi |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China | |
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In office 20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Chien-jen |
| Succeeded by | Eugene Chien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1938 (age 77–78) |
| Nationality |
 Republic of China |
| Alma mater |
Tunghai University University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Tien Hung-mao (Chinese: 田弘茂; pinyin: Tián Hóngmào) is a politician in the Republic of China. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 May 2000 until 1 February 2002.[1]
Career
Tien received a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1969, where he wrote his dissertation on political development in China from 1927 to 1937.[2] Thereafter he was a university professor for more than twenty years, and naturalised as a U.S. citizen.[3][4] After he moved back to Taiwan, Lee Teng-hui had asked him twice in the 1990s to serve in the Executive Yuan Council, but each time he refused; reportedly, the requirement that he renounce U.S. citizenship was a major barrier.[3] He eventually accepted Chen Shui-bian's offer to become Minister of Foreign Affairs, and renounced his U.S. citizenship on 11 May, eight days before taking office. He later stated in an interview that he did not regret this step at all, because he "loved Taiwan".[4] After his term ended, he took up a new post as the head of Taipei Representative Office in the U.K..[5]
Selected works
- Political development in China, 1927–1937. Doctoral dissertation. University of Wisconsin–Madison. 1969. OCLC 47888967.
- Government and politics in Kuomintang China, 1927–1937. Stanford University. 1972. OCLC 554256.
- Mainland China, Taiwan, and U.S. policy. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain. 1983. OCLC 8689445.
- The great transition: political and social change in the Republic of China. Stanford, California: Hoover Institution Press. 1989. OCLC 18715581.
See also
References
- ↑ "Taiwan Review - The New Cabinet". taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ↑ Tien 1969
- 1 2 "雙重國籍擋住田弘茂的入閣之路——田弘茂向李登輝說了兩次「不」" [Dual citizenship blocked Tian Hung-mao's path to the Cabinet — Tian Hung Mao said "no" to Lee Teng-hui twice]. Business Weekly. 2003-12-16. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- 1 2 "雙重國籍？ 田弘茂：就職8天前即放棄" [Dual citizenship? Tien Hung-mao: I gave it up 8 days before taking office]. Now News. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ↑ "Tien Hung-mao sworn in as Taiwan's envoy to UK". Taipei Times. 2002-04-05. Retrieved 2014-02-25.