French Office in Taipei

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French Office in Taipei
Bureau français de Taipei
法國在台協會
101.portrait.altonthompson.jpg
Taipei 101 where the French Office in Taipei is located.
Agency overview
Formed1981 (as French Trade Office)
1989 (as French Institute in Taipei)[1]
2011 (as French Office in Taipei)[2]
JurisdictionRepublic of China
Headquarters39F, Taipei 101, Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan
25°2′1″N 121°33′54″E / 25.03361°N 121.56500°E / 25.03361; 121.56500Coordinates: 25°2′1″N 121°33′54″E / 25.03361°N 121.56500°E / 25.03361; 121.56500
Agency executive
  • Jean-François CASABONNE-MASONNAVE[3], Director
Websitewww.france-taipei.org

The French Office in Taipei (Chinese: 法國在台協會; pinyin: Fàguó Zài Tái Xiéhuì; French: Bureau français de Taipei, BFT) represents France's interests in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy. Its counterpart in France is the Taipei Representative Office in France, based in Paris.

History[]

The Office was established in 1981 as the French Institute, before being renamed the French Office in Taipei. It adopted its present name in 2011, although its Chinese language name has remained unchanged.[2] On 23 February 2021, the new office of the French Office in Taipei re-opened after its relocation to 39th floor, Taipei 101.[4]

List of directors[]

Name Photo Tenure
1989-1993
1993-1997
1997-2000
Élisabeth Laurin 2000-2005
Jean-Claude Poimboeuf (cropped from 總統接見法國國民議會友台小組訪問團一行).jpg 2005-2008
2008-2010
Olivier Richard (cropped from 李進勇縣長與歐陽勵文主任相見歡 20150430193714).jpg 2011-2015
Benoît Guidée (cropped from 賴市長致贈安平劍獅給紀博偉主任).jpg 2015–2019
Jean-François Casabonne-Masonnave Jean-François Casabonne-Masonnave 公孫孟 (11.29 總統接見法國在臺協會主任公孫孟 - Flickr id 49139716628).jpg since 2019

References[]

  1. ^ Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations, Françoise Mengin, in Privatising the State, Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 157–158
  2. ^ a b De facto embassies in Taipei folding the flag, Asia Times, 14 June 2011
  3. ^ "Biographie de Monsieur Jean-François CASABONNE-MASONNAVE :". La France à Taiwan - 法國在台灣.
  4. ^ "Fermeture du BFT du 18 au 22 février" [Closure of the French Office in Taipei from February 18 to 22]. French Office in Taipei. 2021-02-16. Archived from the original on 2021-03-17.

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