Joseph Wu

Joseph Wu
*Wu Jaushieh*
Joseph Wu; Wu Jaushieh
吳釗燮
	Official portrait, 2024
15th and 19th Secretary-General of the National Security Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 May 2024
President	Lai Ching-te
Deputy	See list Lin Fei-fan; Hsu Szu-chien; Liu Te-chin;
Preceded by	Wellington Koo
	In office; 20 May 2016 – 22 May 2017
President	Tsai Ing-wen
Deputy	See list Chen Chun-lin; York Chen; ;
Preceded by	Kao Hua-chu
Succeeded by	Yen Teh-fa
27th Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 26 February 2018 – 20 May 2024
Prime Minister	William Lai; Su Tseng-Chang; Chen Chien-jen
Deputy	Vice José María Liu, Miguel Tsao ; Deputy Hou Ching-shan, Kelly Hsieh; Hsu Szu-chien, Tseng Hou-jen, Tien Chung-kwang ;
Preceded by	David Lee
Succeeded by	Lin Chia-lung
34th Secretary-General to the President
	In office; 22 May 2017 – 26 February 2018
President	Tsai Ing-wen
Deputy	Liu Chien-sin; Yao Jen-to;
Preceded by	Liu Chien-sin (acting)
Succeeded by	Liu Chien-sin (acting)
20th Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
	In office; 28 May 2014 – 24 May 2016
Chairwomen	Tsai Ing-wen
Preceded by	Lin Hsi-yao
Succeeded by	Hung Yao-fu
10th Taiwanese Representative to the United States
	In office; 10 April 2007 – 26 July 2008
President	Chen Shui-bian; Ma Ying-jeou
Preceded by	David Lee
Succeeded by	Jason Yuan
7th Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council
	In office; 20 May 2004 – 10 April 2007
Prime Minister	Yu Shyi-kun; Frank Hsieh; Su Tseng-chang;
Preceded by	Tsai Ing-wen
Succeeded by	Chen Ming-tong
Personal details
Born	October 31, 1954 (age 70); Dacheng, Changhua County, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party (since 2002)
Education	National Chengchi University (BA); University of Missouri–St. Louis (MA); Ohio State University (PhD);
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	吳釗燮
Simplified Chinese	呉钊燮
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wú Zhāoxiè
Wade–Giles	Wú Chāo-hsièh
Tongyong Pinyin	Wú Jhaosiè
Yale Romanization	Wú Jāusyè
IPA	[tɕjàŋ tʰǐŋfǔ]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Ng4 Ciu1-sit8
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Ngô͘ Chiau-siat

Joseph Wu Jaushieh^[1] (Chinese: 吳釗燮; pinyin: Wú Zhāoxiè; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Chiau-siat; born October 31, 1954) is a Taiwanese politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Taiwan (ROC) under former President Tsai Ing-wen and current President William Lai since February 26, 2018. He was formerly the Secretary-General to the President of Taiwan and the Secretary-General of the National Security Council of Taiwan. From 2007 to 2008, he was Chief Representative of Taiwan to the United States as the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington, D.C., having been appointed to that position by President Chen Shui-bian to succeed his predecessor, David Lee. On February 26, 2018, he succeeded Lee as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.^[2]

^ "Dr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu - Principal Officers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
^ Chung, Li-hua (May 19, 2017). "Joseph Wu named Presidential Office secretary-general". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[1] "Dr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu - Principal Officers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.

[2] Chung, Li-hua (May 19, 2017). "Joseph Wu named Presidential Office secretary-general". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

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