Alexander Yui Tah-ray (Chinese: 俞大㵢; Wade–Giles: Yu2 Ta4-lei2) is a Taiwanese diplomat who is the Taiwanese representative to the United States, succeeding Hsiao Bi-khim. A career diplomat, he served as the Taiwanese ambassador to Paraguay from 2015 to 2018, vice minister of foreign affairs from 2021 to 2023, and briefly the representative to the European Union and Belgium prior to his current post.
Early life and education
Yui attended high school in Panama.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in politics and foreign languages (1986) and a master's degree in Spanish literature (1988), both from Texas A&M University.[2]
Diplomatic career
Yui is the outgoing Representative of Taiwan to the European Union and Belgium since 2023.[3] He was designated as the Taiwanese representative to the United States in November 2023 after the resignation of Hsiao Bi-khim.[4] He had also served several diplomat offices including the vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwanese ambassador to Paraguay, director of the Taiwanese Representative Office in the Latin America and the Caribbean.[2]
Personal life
Yui is fluent in Spanish and English, and conversational in French. His father was also a diplomat, and Yui attended high school in the former Panama Canal Zone before going to university in the United States.[1]
References
- ^ a b Yang, Yao-ju; Su, Yung-yao (30 November 2023). "新任駐美代表》俞大㵢「拉美通」 曾獲巴拉圭授勳". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b 機要事務辦公室 (2021-06-24). "Permanent Deputy Minister Alexander Tah-ray Yui". MOFA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 2022-03-30.
- ^ "Taiwan's vice foreign minister appointed envoy to EU – Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan – CNA English News. 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Taiwan's envoy to EU appointed representative to U.S. – Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan – CNA English News. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-11-30.