I look forward to advancing the many areas in which the United States and Taiwan have already found successful partnerships, and finding new ways to advance our shared values and interests. In particular, I look forward to conducting this work from our new AIT office in Neihu when we move in just a few short …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 April, 2019 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2019 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, AmCham Taipei Hsieh Nien Fan Banquet Remarks
This GCTF is the perfect event to showcase our shared values. It is also an opportunity to remind ourselves that democracies are not perfect, but must constantly strive for self-improvement. | OT-1912E | March 26, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 March, 2019 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2019 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
In this exhibition, AIT has brought together documents, artifacts, interviews, hundreds of photos, and even augmented and virtual reality features to tell the story of AIT’s role in forging U.S.-Taiwan relations over the past 40 years. | OT-1911E | March 21, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 21 March, 2019 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: “AIT@40: Strong Foundation – Bright Future”: Celebrating the 40th of TRA and AIT, 2019 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
The AIC was jointly established by AIT and the Taiwan Design Center in 2014 to promote shared U.S.-Taiwan values of Innovation, Entrpreneruship, Digitalization, and Culture & Design, by offering technology, creativity, and design-themed programs to public audiences. Over the past five years, more than 98,000 people have visited the AIC or attended one of over …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 20 March, 2019 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2019 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, American Innovation Center
I would also note that good governance is one of the three pillars of the Trump Administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. | OT-1907E | March 19, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 19 March, 2019 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2019 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
Few places in the Indo-Pacific region, or worldwide for that matter, can claim to have given birth to religious organizations that have done so much to inspire the world and contribute to the common good beyond its own borders. | OT-1905 | March 11, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 March, 2019 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2019 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
“The 40thAnniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act And What That Means” – Remarks by AIT Director W. Brent Christensen at Stanford University on March 4, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 4 March, 2019 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: “AIT@40: Strong Foundation – Bright Future”: Celebrating the 40th of TRA and AIT, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, Taiwan Relations Act
This year AIT celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act and we have planned a series of events throughout the year focusing on different aspects of our partnership. February is science month and is dedicated to the 40 years of close cooperation between the United States and Taiwan in science and technology. | …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 February, 2019 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: “AIT@40: Strong Foundation – Bright Future”: Celebrating the 40th of TRA and AIT, 2019 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
AIT, in coordination with TECRO and MOFA, is launching a yearlong campaign called AIT@40. This campaign will celebrate forty years of friendship and partnership between the United States and Taiwan since the signing of the Taiwan Relations Act. | OT-1901E | February 1, 2019
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 1 February, 2019 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: “AIT@40: Strong Foundation – Bright Future”: Celebrating the 40th of TRA and AIT, 2019 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
AIT wishes you a happy and prosperous Year of the Pig!
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 31 January, 2019 | Topics: Director, News, Video | Tags: AIT Director William Brent Christensen, Lunar New Year Video
When it comes to empowering women to not only participate in the political process, but to lead it, Taiwan truly stands out as a model to us all. | OT-1844E | December 10, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 10 December, 2018 | Topics: Director, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF)
I am particularly honored to help open the AIT@40 exhibition here in Kaohsiung… The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has a remarkable history, and we have come a long way together, as Taiwan developed into both a hi-tech economic powerhouse and also a highly successfully liberal democracy. | OT-1843E | November 29, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 29 November, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: “AIT@40: Strong Foundation – Bright Future”: Celebrating the 40th of TRA and AIT, 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
We will also spend all of next year celebrating AIT and the Taiwan Relations Act’s 40’s anniversary. As part of this celebration of 40 years of U.S.-Taiwan friendship, we are announcing next year a “Travel Year.” | OT-1842E | November 23, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 23 November, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
The United States and Taiwan are natural partners for startups and entrepreneurship. Our Indo-Pacific Strategy calls for cooperation aimed at expanding opportunities on infrastructure, energy, and the digital economy. | OT-1841E | November 15, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 15 November, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
I am very pleased to be here today to both mark Micron’s 40th anniversary and to celebrate the grand opening of their backend facility here in Taichung. As we all know, Micron is Taiwan’s largest foreign investor, creating more than 5,300 jobs, and they have been operating in Taiwan for 21 years. | OT-1836E | …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 October, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
AIT Director Christensen: “Taiwan is a world leader in a wide range of economic, social, health, education, and environmental areas. The United States recognizes that Taiwan has not only addressed many challenges in these areas but, more importantly, has the willingness to share its experiences as its neighbors address these same challenges…Likewise, the United States …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 October, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
The United States is grappling with the spread of disinformation, particularly as foreign actors seek to use social media to interfere in our elections, divide the American public, and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions. Taiwan is also on the frontlines, and we all have much to learn from Taiwan about how to marshal our …
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 18 October, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF)
The GEC+ will explore how entrepreneurs can use artificial intelligence and the internet of things for social good. From our perspective, the theme of this event perfectly encapsulates some of the best the U.S.-Taiwan technology relationship has to offer. | OT-1828E | September 27, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 27 September, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
In the years ahead, as business relationships evolve in the Indo-Pacific region, I believe the role and importance of Taiwan businesses will continue to grow and expand around the world. | OT-1827E | September 25, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 26 September, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
The Private Equity Forum is part of an ongoing dialogue about the investment climate in Taiwan and part of the effort to raise awareness about the role of private equity in today’s economies. | OT-1825 E | September 14, 2018 |
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 September, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
As we look to the future, one important aspect of U.S.-Taiwan partnership will be our cooperation in developing the world’s emerging technologies, including smart cities and smart transportation. | OT-1823E | August 28, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 28 August, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
It is my honor to represent the United States as the new AIT Director, and I look forward to working closely with Taiwan to deepen our relationship. | OT-1822E | August 24, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 24 August, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
AIT Director Brent Christensen met with President Tsai Ing-wen for the first time since assuming duties as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan. | PR-1825E | August 23, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 23 August, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen
As we kick off this GCTF program, featuring 26 participants from 16 countries, I am positive that you will all come to see Taiwan as a hub of law enforcement expertise, a reliable partner, and a force for good in the world. | OT-1821E | August 14, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 14 August, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018 Official Texts, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF)
William Brent Christensen Assumes Duties as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan | PR-1824 | August 11, 2018
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By AIT - Taipei Main Office | 11 August, 2018 | Topics: Director, News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018 Press Releases, AIT Director William Brent Christensen