The chief ROC representative in the US, C.J. Chen, a former foreign minister, has, going back to his days as a third secretary 30 years ago, worked in Washington DC for a total of 16 years, playing a direct role in the Taiwan-US relationship.
前外交部長、我國現任駐美代表程建人，從三十年前外交部三等秘書到今天的大使任期，前前後後在華府已工作超過十六個年頭。