Fredrick Chien

Fredrick Chien Chien Foo
錢復
Fredrick Chien, in 1997.
President of Control Yuan
In office 1 February 1999 – 1 February 2005
Preceded by	Wang Tso-yung
Succeeded by	Wang Chien-shien (2008)
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office 8 July 1996 – 13 January 1999
Preceded by	Title Established
Succeeded by	Su Nan-cheng
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China
In office 1 June 1990 – 10 June 1996
Vice	Stephen S. F. Chen
Preceded by	Lien Chan
Succeeded by	John Chiang
Chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development
In office 22 July 1988 – 1 June 1990
Preceded by	Chao Yao-tung
Succeeded by	Shirley Kuo
Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan
In office 22 July 1988 – 1 June 1990
Premier	Yu Kuo-hwa Lee Huan
ROC Representative to the United States
In office 19 November 1982 – 20 July 1988
Preceded by	Cai Weiping
Succeeded by	Ting Mao-shih
Director-General of the Government Information Office
In office 1 June 1972 – 19 May 1975
Preceded by	James Wei
Succeeded by	Ting Mao-shih
Personal details
Born	(1935-03-21) 21 March 1935 (age 89) Beijing, Republic of China
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse	Julie Tien ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	Carl Chien Carol Chien
Parents	Chien Shih-Liang (father) Chang Wan-tu (mother)
Relatives	Robert Chien, Shu Chien (brothers) Chien Hong-ye (grandfather)
Education	National Taiwan University (BA) Yale University (MA, PhD)
Occupation	Diplomat and politician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Branch/service	Republic of China Army
Years of service	1956–1958
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	錢復
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Bopomofo ㄑㄧㄢˊㄧㄈㄨˋ

Fredrick F. Chien, or Fred Chien, Chien Foo (traditional Chinese: 錢復; simplified Chinese: 钱复; pinyin: Qián Fù; born 21 March 1935), is a retired Taiwanese diplomat and politician who served as the President of the Republic of China Control Yuan from 1999 to 2005.^[1] After graduating from Yale University, he assumed a series of governmental positions include Director-General of the Government Information Office from 1972 to 1975, Republic of China Representative to the United States from 1982 to 1988, Chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 1988 to 1990, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1996. He was also the Speaker of the National Assembly between 1996 and 1999.