A Solid Foundation – State Magazine

The American Institute in Taiwan’s new $255 million office, a modern complex built explicitly to serve as home base for the American Institute in Taiwan and its activities, symbolizes the United States’ commitment to the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. Photo by Fabian Ortiz

By Nolan Masterson Foreign Service personnel assigned to Taipei, Taiwan, before 1979 completed their tours at the Embassy of the United States to the Republic of China. However, the United States changed its diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing on Jan. 1, 1979; therefore, all Foreign Service personnel that had been assigned to Taiwan were … Continue reading A Solid Foundation