Sandra Oudkirk

Sandra Oudkirk
Oudkirk smiling, standing in front of an American flag
Oudkirk in 2021
15th Director of the American Institute in Taiwan
In office
July 15, 2021 – July 8, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byBrent Christensen
Succeeded byRaymond F. Greene[1]
Special envoy to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
In office
2019–2021
Personal details
BornTampa, Florida
NationalityUnited States
SpouseScott M. Oudkirk
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
ProfessionDiplomat
Sandra Oudkirk
Traditional Chinese孫曉雅
Simplified Chinese孙晓雅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSūn Xiǎoyǎ
Wade–GilesSun Hsiao-ya

Sandra Springer Oudkirk (Chinese: 孫曉雅; Wade–Giles: Sun Hsiao-ya) is a United States diplomat who previously served as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de facto embassy of the United States in Taiwan. She is the first woman to hold the role. Oudkirk's prior appointments include U.S. Senior Official for APEC and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.