Eric Huang (''Chinese'': 黃鈞耀,

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: ''Huáng Jūn-yào''; born in 1973) is a

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diplomat who worked in missions in the United States, Singapore, Canada, and

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Biography

Eric Huang graduated from

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with a

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in International Business and received an

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from the

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Institute of Business Administration. With the referral of the country's

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, he completed the training programs of Harvard and

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universities at different times. He is married and has two children.

Career

2012–2015 worked at the mission in Singapore, was responsible for bilateral political and free trade agreements. 2016–2018 was the Deputy Director General of the Department of International Cooperation and Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan. 2018–2020 was the director general of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago. In 2020 was appointed head of the Taipei mission in Latvia, which he was also responsible for relations with Estonia and Lithuania. in 2021 in November after the establishment of the

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, he became its first head.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Eric 1973 births Living people Representatives of Taiwan National Taiwan University alumni University of Chicago alumni

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