Updated: 2010

Dr. Stephen M. Young served as Director of the Taipei Office of the American Institute in Taiwan from March 18, 2006 through July 3, 2009.

Dr. Young was born in Washington D.C. and was educated at Wesleyan University, where he received his B.A. and the University of Chicago, where he received an M.A. and Ph. D.

Within the Department of State, he served in the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs and the Office of Soviet Affairs and as the Director of the Office of Caucasus and Security Affairs; the Director of the Office of Caucasus and Central Asian Affairs, the Director of the Office of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh Affairs, and the Director of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs. His overseas assignments include two tours in Moscow, a tour in Beijing, Deputy Director of AIT Taipei, and Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic.

Mr. Young is married to Barbara A. Finamore. They have three children.

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List of AIT Director Young’s Speeches and Remarks

 

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young Independence Day Reception

  OT-0914E | Date: 7/2/2009

• Press Conference Stephen M. Young Director, American Institute In Taiwan American Cultural Center

  OT-0913E | Date: 6/26/2009

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young New Office Compound Site Dedication June 22, 2009

  OT-0912E | Date: 6/22/2009

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young To American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei June 4, 2009

  OT0910E | Date: 6/4/2009

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young AIT, Formosa Cancer Foundation “5-7-9” Press Conference

  OT0908E | Date: 4/3/2009

• “Taiwan and the TRA: Past, Present and Future” by AIT Director Stephen M. Young March 27, 2009 Academia Sinica, Taipei

  OT0907E | Date: 3/27/2009

• Remarks of AIT Director Stephen M. Young to the 2009 Hsieh Nien Fan of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei March 5, 2008

  OT0905E | Date: 3/5/2008

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at Charity Dinner “Celebrating the Year of the Ox in Taiwan with U.S. Beef” Grand Formosa Regent Taipei February 8, 2009

  OT0901E | Date: 2/9/2009

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at 2008 International Conference on Homeland Security and Technology National Taiwan University Hospital Convention Center December 10, 2008

  OT0819E | Date: 12/10/2008

• Looking to the Future, Building on Past Achievements Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at the American Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Thursday, December 4, 2008

  OT0818E | Date: 12/4/2008

• U.S.-Taiwan Economic Relations Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Business Roundtable November 18, 2008

  OT0817E | Date: 11/18/2008

• Press Conference Stephen M. Young Director, American Institute in Taiwan American Cultural Center Taipei, November 12, 2008

  OT0816E | Date: 11/12/2008

• Statement on U.S. Beef by AIT Director Stephen M. Young AIT Press Conference November 12, 2008

  OT0815E | Date: 11/12/2008

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at 2008 International Conference on Strategies for Combating Human Trafficking October 30, 2008 (as Prepared for Delivery)

  OT0814E | Date: 10/30/2008

• Remarks by Director Stephen M. Young at 2008 Independence Day Reception

  OT0811E | Date: 7/3/2008

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at the Third Anniversary of the Taichung American Corner and the Launch of Virtual Branch Office Taichung

  OT0807E | Date: 5/15/2008

• Press Conference Stephen M. Young Director, American Institute in Taiwan American Cultural Center Taipei, May 8, 2008

  OT0806E | Date: 5/8/2008

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young to the 2008 Hsieh Nien Fan of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei April 29, 2008

  OT0805E | Date: 8/5/2008

• Opportunities and Challenges in U.S.-Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at the FICS Conference

  OT0719E | Date: 12/03/2007

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at the 2007 Taiwan Homeland Security Industry Conference NTUH International Convention Center, Taipei November 13, 2007

  OT0718E | Date: 11/13/2007

• Press Conference Stephen M. Young, Director, American Institute in Taiwan, Taipei, November 9, 2007

  OT0717E | Date: 11/09/2007

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at Opening of Sacred Legacy American Indian Photo Exhibit in National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung October 26, 2007

  OT0716E | Date: 10/26/2007

• Ractopamine: Science versus Superstition…..Statement by AIT Director Stephen M. Young

  OT0714E | Date: 8/24/2007

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at Chinese National Federation of Industries Leaders Forum

  OT0713E | Date: 08/16/2007

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at 2007 HIV/AIDS Summit the Human and Economic Impact on Business in Taiwan

  OT0712E | Date: 7/13/2007

• Remarks by Director Stephen M. Young at AIT’s Fourth of July Reception

  OT0711E | Date: 7/2/2007

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young to the Annual Assembly 2007 of Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC)

  OT0709E | Date: 05/21/2007

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at the Second Anniversary of the Taichung American Corner May 10, 2007

  OT0708E | Date: 5/10/2007

• AIT Director Stephen Young – May 3, 2007, Press Conference

  OT0707E | Date: 5/3/2007

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at Importer of the Year Award Ceremony Kaohsiung, Taiwan April 20, 2007

  OT0705E | Date: 4/20/2007

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young to the 2007 Hsieh Nien Fan of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei March 20, 2007

  OT0703E | Date: 3/21/2007

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at IPR Protection Workshop “Meeting the Challenges of IPR Protection in Taiwan and Beyond”

  OT0702E | Date: 2/5/2007

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at the Christmas Reception of The Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice December 11, 2006

  OT0622E | Date: 12/12/2006

• Tending the Garden of U.S. – Taiwan Relations Remarks by Stephen M. Young, Director, American Institute in Taiwan Before the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei

  OT0621E | Date: 11/21/2006

• Remarks by AIT Director Stephen M. Young at the Golden Merchants Award Ceremony November 1, 2006

  OT0619E | Date: 11/01/2006