Kin W. Moy

Kin W. Moy
梅健華
Kin W. Moy in 2015
Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
In office
January 20, 2021[1] – June 15, 2021[2]
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byEllen E. McCarthy
Succeeded byBrett M. Holmgren
Director of American Institute in Taiwan
In office
14 June 2015 – 12 June 2018
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byChristopher J. Marut
Succeeded byWilliam Brent Christensen
Personal details
Born1966 (age 57–58)[3]
British Hong Kong
NationalityAmerican
SpouseKathy Chen
Alma materColumbia University
University of Minnesota
OccupationDiplomat
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese梅健華
Simplified Chinese梅健华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMéi Jiànhuá
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingMui4 Gin6-waa4

Kin Wah Moy (born 1966) is an American diplomat and holds the diplomatic rank of career minister.[4] He is the first Chinese-American to hold the post as director of the American Institute in Taiwan.[5] Having served in the Department of State and several diplomatic outposts, he was the director of the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto embassy of the United States in Taiwan, from 2015 to 2018.

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  4. ^ "PN1419 — Foreign Service, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". United States Congress. 2020-01-09. Archived from the original on 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  5. ^ Lowther, William (8 May 2015), "Washington names Kin Moy as next AIT director", Taipei Times