Alexander Yui
Alexander Tah-ray Yui | |
|---|---|
俞大㵢 | |
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Taiwanese Representative to the United States | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2023 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen Lai Ching-te |
| Preceded by | Hsiao Bi-khim |
| 12th Taiwanese Representative to the European Union and Belgium | |
| In office September 2023 – 12 December 2023 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Preceded by | Remus Chen |
| Succeeded by | Roy Lee |
| Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office June 2021 – September 2023 | |
| Minister | Joseph Wu |
| Preceded by | Miguel Tsao |
| Succeeded by | Remus Chen |
| 14th Taiwanese Ambassador to Paraguay | |
| In office October 2015 – April 2018 | |
| President | Ma Ying-jeou Tsai Ing-wen |
| Preceded by | José María Liu |
| Succeeded by | Chou Lin |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Education | Texas A&M University (BA, MA) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Alexander Yui Tah-ray (Chinese: 俞大㵢; Wade–Giles: Yu2 Ta4-lei2) is a Taiwanese diplomat currently serving as Taiwan's representative to the United States, succeeding Hsiao Bi-khim. A career diplomat, he previously served as the Taiwanese ambassador to Paraguay from 2015 to 2018, vice minister of foreign affairs from 2021 to 2023, and briefly the representative to the European Union and Belgium.
Early life and education
[edit]Yui attended high school in Panama.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in politics and foreign languages (1986) and a master's degree in Spanish literature (1988), both from Texas A&M University.[2]
Diplomatic career
[edit]Yui served as the Representative of Taiwan to the European Union and Belgium in 2023.[3] He was designated as the Taiwanese representative to the United States in November 2023 after the resignation of Hsiao Bi-khim.[4] He had also served several diplomat offices including the vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwanese ambassador to Paraguay, director of the Taiwanese Representative Office in the Latin America and the Caribbean.[2]
In December 2023, Yui succeeded Hsiao Bi-khim as the Taiwanese representative to the United States.
Personal life
[edit]Yui is fluent in Spanish and English, and conversational in French. His father was also a diplomat.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Yang, Yao-ju; Su, Yung-yao (30 November 2023). "新任駐美代表》俞大㵢「拉美通」 曾獲巴拉圭授勳". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b 機要事務辦公室 (2021-06-24). "Permanent Deputy Minister Alexander Tah-ray Yui". MOFA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 2022-03-30.
- ^ "Taiwan's vice foreign minister appointed envoy to EU – Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan – CNA English News. 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Taiwan's envoy to EU appointed representative to U.S. – Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan – CNA English News. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-11-30.