Dr. David Lee Lee Ta-wei | |
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李大維 | |
8th Chairperson of the Straits Exchange Foundation | |
In office 31 January 2023 – 20 May 2024 | |
Deputy | Rock Hsu Chiu Chui-cheng |
Preceded by | Rock Hsu (acting) |
Succeeded by | Cheng Wen-tsan |
In office 20 May 2020 – 3 August 2020 | |
Deputy | Chiu Chui-cheng Rock Hsu |
Preceded by | Katharine Chang |
Succeeded by | Rock Hsu (acting) |
37th Secretary-General to the President | |
In office 3 August 2020 – 31 January 2023 | |
President | Tsai Ing-wen |
Preceded by | Liu Chien-sin (acting) |
Succeeded by | Lin Chia-lung |
17th Secretary-General of the National Security Council | |
In office 26 February 2018 – 19 May 2020 | |
Preceded by | Yen Teh-fa |
Succeeded by | Wellington Koo |
26th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 20 May 2016 – 26 February 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Lin Chuan William Lai |
Deputy | See list
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Preceded by | David Lin |
Succeeded by | Joseph Wu |
Taiwanese Representative to Australia | |
In office 1 January 2015 – 2016 | |
Foreign Minister | David Lin |
Preceded by | Katharine Chang |
Succeeded by | William Lin (acting) |
Director of the Coordination Council for North American Affairs, TECRO | |
In office 20 May 2012 – 1 January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Shao Yu-ming |
Succeeded by | Katherine Chang |
Taiwanese Representative to Canada | |
In office 10 April 2007 – 20 May 2012 | |
Foreign Minister | James C. F. Huang Francisco Ou Timothy Yang |
Succeeded by | Liu Chih-kung |
9th Taiwanese Representative to the United States | |
In office 25 July 2004 – 10 April 2007 | |
Foreign Minister | Mark Chen James C. F. Huang |
Preceded by | Chen Chien-jen |
Succeeded by | Joseph Wu |
1st Taiwanese Representative to the European Union and Belgium | |
In office 21 March 2001 – 25 July 2004 | |
Foreign Minister | Tien Hung-mao Eugene Chien Mark Chen |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Chen Chien-jen |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 5 February 1998 – 29 December 2000 | |
Minister | Chiang Hsiao-yen Jason Hu Chen Chien-jen Tien Hung-mao |
14th Minister of the Government Information Office | |
In office 15 May 1997 – 5 February 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Lien Chan Vincent Siew |
Preceded by | Su Chi |
Succeeded by | Chen Chien-jen |
Vice Minister of the Government Information Office | |
In office 1 September 1996 – 14 May 1997 | |
Minister | Su Chi |
Personal details | |
Born | Taipei, Taiwan | 15 October 1949
Political party | Kuomintang (suspended) |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University University of Virginia |
Occupation | Diplomat |
David Lee Ta-wei (Chinese: 李大維; pinyin: Lǐ Dàwéi; born 15 October 1949) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat who is the chairman of Straits Exchange Foundation May to August 2020 and from January 2023 to May 2024. He formerly served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 2016 to February 2018,[1] Secretary-General of the National Security Council of Taiwan from February 2018 to May 2020, and the Secretary-General to the President since 3 August 2020 to 31 January 2023.[2]
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Speaking in August 2016, Lee said that Taiwan will continue to pursue meaningful participation in the United Nations (UN) agencies. However, he will not promote Taiwan to apply for UN membership.[3]
During his ministerial term, Lee visited Palau to attend the inauguration of President Tommy Remengesau in January 2017, Haiti to attend the inauguration of President Jovenel Moïse in February 2017 and Solomon Islands in June 2017.[4][5][6]
On 11 March 2022, a special force soldier wrote a letter to President Tsai Ing-wen reporting the insufficient basic logistic supply which has compelled the combatants to purchase from outsider suppliers at their own expense for two years, then being disqualified as non-standard upon inspection, in contrast of the reserve trainees receiving new sets; and appealed to abolish the mandatory diary writing for examination.[7][8] The classified "2022006470" paper was taken photo illegally from the presidential palace and leaked to the media with his identity exposed on 18 March; hence Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng reacted: "I will not let him get away with it", "Fix the crying baby!"; but later clarified while being questioned by the parliament members in the Legislative Yuan, that he just disgusts the coward behavior behind his back, and the critique unfair to the preparatory staff.[9][10] The incident raised the broad society concern on the standard operating procedure practice on the data security breach in the presidential office.[11]