PR-1171E | Date: 12/27/2011 All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed on Monday, January 2, 2012, in observance of New Year’s Day.

PR-1170E | Date: 12/22/2011 The American Institute in Taiwan is very pleased to announce that Taiwan has been nominated for inclusion in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program.

PR-1169E | Date: 12/19/2011 AIT offices will be closed on Monday, December 26, 2011, in observance of Christmas Day in the United States.

PR-1168E | Date: 12/07/2011 U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman will visit Taipei from December 12-14 as part of his trip to Asia.

PR-1167E | Date: 12/07/2011 AIT is pleased to sponsor the 2011 Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival December 10 to January 31.

PR-1166E | Date: 12/02/2011 A delegation from the U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense (including the U.S. Coast Guard) visited Taipei Dec. 1-2 for meetings with the Taiwan Authorities to discuss counter-piracy cooperation.

PR-1165E | Date: 11/28/2011 Dr. Rajiv Shah, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, will visit Taipei December 1-2, at AIT’s invitation.

PR-1164E | Date: 11/25/2011 “American Footsteps in Taiwan, 1950-1980” tour exhibit will be on display at the National 228 Memorial Museum Nov. 26 – Dec. 31, 2011.

PR-1163E | Date: 11/17/2011 All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed on November 24, 2011, in observance of Thanksgiving Day in the United States.

PR-1162E | Date: 11/10/2011 International Education Week will be held from November 14-18, 2011 In collaboration with the EducationUSA Advising Center. AIT will host many programs to promote the benefits of international education.

PR-1161E | Date: 11/08/2011 The USA Pavilion at the 2011 Taipei International Travel Fair will feature the States of Montana, Hawaii, and Alaska, the U.S. territory of Guam.

PR-1160E | Date: 11/04/2011 AIT offices will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2011, in observance of Veterans Day in the United States.

PR-1159E | Date: 10/24/2011 A new stairway on land adjacent to AIT’s New Office Compound site is complete and open for use by our neighbors and public.

PR-1158E | Date: 10/24/2011 More than 10 U.S. companies will participate in the USA Pavilion at the 2011 Taiwan International Green Industry Show (TiGiS).

PR-1157E | Date: 10/21/2011 AIT joins Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration and AmCham Taipei to present the 2011 U.S.-Taiwan Clean Energy Forum.

PR-1156E | Date: 10/18/2011 AIT’s Public Diplomacy Section launched the Virtual AIT World to share with the general public AIT’s programs and exhibits online.

PR-1155E | Date: 10/12/2011 AIT’s Kaohsiung Office will present a series of 15 mini English lessons for broadcast in the Kaohsiung MRT stations as a public service.

PR-1154E | Date: 10/05/2011 AIT offices will be closed on October 10 in observance of Double Ten Day in Taiwan and Columbus Day in the United States.

PR-1153E | Date: 10/03/2011 The U.S. Senior Official for APEC, Ambassador Kurt Tong, paid a brief visit to Taiwan on October 3.

PR-1152E | Date: 10/03/2011 AIT’s Kaohsiung Office joins the National Sun Yat-sen University and the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in presenting the “Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the United States” exhibit in Kaohsiung.

PR-1151E | Date: 09/30/2011 A delegation led Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Eric Altbach visited Taipei Sept. 27-29.

PR-1150E | Date: 09/29/2011 AIT’s Agricultural Trade Office will kick off a three-day workshop entitled “Discover Great American Food.”

PR-1149E | Date: 09/28/2011 The Agricultural Trade Office of AIT will launch an American craft beer promotion from October 1 to November 30 at the Diner.

PR-1148E | Date: 09/15/2011 Representatives of AIT’s Kaohsiung office will be in Chiayi City on September 23 to provide consular services.

PR-1147E | Date: 09/09/2011 Suresh Kumar, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Promotion of the U.S., will visit Taipei September 13-15.

PR-1146E | Date: 09/09/2011 More than 100 representatives of U.S. colleges, universities and boarding schools will be in Taiwan this fall to introduce their educational institutions.

PR-1145E | Date: 09/08/2011 AIT will be closed on September 12 in observance of Mid-autumn Festival.

PR-1144E | Date: 09/06/2011 AIT and partners are pleased to present the “American Footsteps in Taiwan, 1950-1980” tour exhibit in Taichung Sept. 7 to Oct. 18.

PR-1143E | Date: 09/02/2011 AIT is pleased to co-sponsor the 2011 Daniel Pearl World Music Days, on Sunday, September 11, 2011.

PR-1142E | Date: 08/26/2011 All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2011, in observance of Labor Day in the United States.

PR-1141E | Date: 8/15/2011 Gregory Harris assumed his duties as Principal Commercial Officer at the American Institute in Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Branch Office on August 8, 2011.

PR-1140E | Date: 8/1/2011 Gary G. Oba assumed his duties as the Branch Chief of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office.

PR-1139E | Date: 7/28/2011 John Hartman began his tenure as the Deputy Branch Chief and Economic and Consular Chief of AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office in July.

PR-1138E | Date: 7/24/2011 AIT provided Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a report on the investigation into the USS STEPHEN W. GROVESs counter-piracy interdiction of the Taiwan fishing vessel.

PR-1137E | Date: 7/18/2011 AIT invites Dr. Michael Lestz, Chair of the History Department at Trinity College, as the keynote speaker at the workshop “Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the United States.”

PR-1136E | Date: 7/7/2011 The exhibit reflects the close personal ties forged between Americans and the people of Taiwan during a turbulent historical period in the key era of 1950 to 1980.

PR-1135E | Date: 7/5/2011 The U.S. Senior Official for APEC, Ambassador Kurt Tong, on July 5 paid a brief visit to Taiwan to discuss APEC matters and issues related to U.S.-Taiwan economic relations.

PR-1134E | Date: 7/1/2011 AIT is pleased to join the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall to present “Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the United States” exhibit July 4-July 30.

PR-1133E | Date: 6/30/2011 AIT’s Commercial Section and Right Management Taiwan will co-host a seminar on Preparing Your Leaders for the Human AgeLeadership Evolution Center on July 7.

PR-1132E | Date: 6/29/2011 AIT’s Commercial Section and Agricultural Trade Office will collaborate with Shin Kong Mitsukoshi to organize An America Week event to celebrate the U.S. Independence Day.

PR-1131E | Date: 6/29/2011 The American Institute in Taiwan’s (AIT) Kaohsiung Branch Office and Agricultural Trade Office are pleased to organize this inaugural E-Da World America Month promotion of United States retail products, cuisine, and culture.

PR-1130E | Date: 6/29/2011 In partnership with AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office, Agricultural Trade Office, and Formosa Cancer Foundation, Kaohsiung Dream Mall will host America Month June 30 – July 27.

PR-1129E | Date: 6/27/2011 The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2011, in observance of Independence Day in the United States.

PR-1128E | Date: 6/24/2011 AIT Chairman Raymond F. Burghardt will arrive in Taipei on June 26 and stay until June 30, 2011.

PR-1127E | Date: 6/23/2011 Ryan Roberts took up duties as the Cultural Affairs Officer in the Public Diplomacy Section of AIT. He concurrently serves as Director of AIT’s American Cultural Center.

PR-1126E | Date: 6/20/2011 AIT welcomes Taiwan food and agricultural product buyers to visit the USA Pavilion at the 2011 Taipei International Food Show from June 22 to 25

PR-1125E | Date: 6/03/2011 All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed on Monday, June 6, 2011, in observance of the Dragon Boat Festival.

PR-1124E | Date: 6/02/2011 The exhibit reflects the close personal ties forged between Americans and the people of Taiwan during a turbulent historical period in the key era of 1950 to 1980.

PR-1123E | Date: 5/24/2011 All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed on Monday, May 30, 2011.

PR-1122E | Date: 5/20/2011 Representatives of the AIT’s Kaohsiung Branch Office will be in Taitung City on June 2, 2011 to provide consular services.

PR-1121E | Date: 5/04/2011 The AIT Commercial Section and three asset management companies will hold an “Outlook for Global Markets and Investment Strategies” seminar.

PR-1120E | Date: 4/22/2011 American artist and Fulbright Program grantee Craig Voligny will hold his exhibition “Meridians and Parallels: Painted Abstractions of the Kenting Reef” at the National Museum of Biology and Aquarium from April 22 to May 31.

PR-1119E | Date: 4/14/2011 The opening ceremony for the U.S.A. Pavilion at Secutech Expo 2011 will take place at Nankang Exhibition Hall at 11:00 a.m. on April 20.

PR-1118E | Date: 4/08/2011 The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) sponsors free performances in Tainan and New Taipei City by the bass singer Kevin Maynor and the pianist Eric Olsen, who will present a concert that features 21 classic songs made famous by the performer and human rights activist Paul Robeson.

PR-1117E | Date: 4/08/2011 The AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office, in conjunction with the National Pingtung Institute of Commerce (NPIC), is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Taiwan-U.S. Commercial Forum scheduled to take place on Friday, April 15 in Kaohsiung City.

PR-1116E | Date: 4/01/2011 AIT Kaohsiung Branch will present an Evening of American Music with superb baritone Kevin Maynor and accomplished pianist Eric Olsen April 9.

PR-1115E | Date: 3/29/2011 AIT and partners present “American Footsteps in Taiwan, 1950-1980” tour exhibit at the National Museum of Prehistory in Taitung.

PR-1114E | Date: 3/28/2011 All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed on Monday, April 4, and Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in observance of Children’s Day and Tomb Sweeping Day in Taiwan.

PR-1113E | Date: 3/19/2011 On Monday March 21, 2011, AIT will resume routine visa services after closing for one day on March 18 to provide support to American citizens departing from Japan.

PR-1112E | Date: 3/17/2011 Temporary Suspension of Visa Services in Support of Evacuation of American Citizens from Japan

PR-1111E | Date: 3/15/2011 Dr. William Vocke has been appointed the executive director of the Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, the administrative office of the Fulbright academic exchange program in Taiwan.

PR-1110E | Date: 3/11/2011 AIT Director William A. Stanton will present the Importer of the Year Award to Kaohsiung-based Pro Medical

PR-1109E | Date: 3/04/2011 More than 100 representatives from U.S. schools, colleges and universities will be in Taiwan this spring to introduce their educational institutions to Taiwan students and parents.

PR-1108E | Date: 2/23/2011 All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed Monday, February 28, 2011, in observance of Peace Memorial Day in Taiwan.

PR-1107E | Date: 2/22/2011 AIT, the U.S. Department of Energy, Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance and Directorate General of Customs will celebrate the completion of the installation of radiation detection equipment at Kaohsiung port.

PR-1106E | Date: 2/16/2011 All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed Monday, February 21, 2011, in observance of Washington’s Birthday.

PR-1105E | Date: 2/08/2011 AIT’s Commercial Section and the Taipei Book Fair Foundation present the U.S.A. Pavilion at the Taipei International Book Exhibition 2011.

PR-1104E | Date: 1/31/2011 The American Institute in Taiwan is saddened to note the passing of Nora Sun, a former U.S. diplomat, on January 29, 2011 in Taipei.

PR-1103E | Date: 1/28/2011 All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed Wednesday, February 2 through Monday, February 7, 2011, in observance of the Lunar New Year holidays.

PR-1102E | Date: 1/21/2011 Raymond F. Burghardt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), will arrive in Taipei on Sunday, January 23, and stay until Wednesday, January 26, 2011.

PR-1101E | Date: 1/10/2011 All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan will be closed Monday, January 17, 2011, in observance of the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.