US - Taiwan Relations Under Trump 2.0: Some New Things Amid Much Continuity

Featuring:

Ambassador Ramond Burghardt
President of Pacific Century Institute

Ambassador Ramond Burghardt served during the Bush and Obama administrations as Chairman of the Washington Office of the American Institute of Taiwan (AIT) from 2006 to 2016 and Director of AIT Taipei from 1999 to 2001. For many years, Amb. Burghardt was one of the leading Asian experts in the US State Department. He was Ambassador to Vietnam (2001-04), Consul General in Shanghai (1997-99), and Deputy Chief of Mission in Manila (1993-96) and Seoul (1990-93). In the 1980s, he was Special Assistant to President Reagan for Latin American Affairs. He is a consultant to the Institute for Defense Analyses advises major companies on Asian affairs and serves on for-profit and non-profit boards. He is a frequent speaker on US relations with Taiwan, China, and Vietnam. Amb. Burghardt is a graduate of Columbia College and did graduate study at Columbia School of International and Public Affairs.

Mr. Bill Shih-chang Huang
Director General of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver

Mr. Bill Shih-chang Huang is the Director General of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver. Based in Denver, the office is the consulate general equivalent of Taiwan in the Great Plains and Mountain West, serving the states of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota.

A career diplomat, Mr. Huang has previously served in Atlanta, Georgia, the Republic of Palau in the Pacific, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London and the Caribbean Island of Saint Lucia. On home assignments, he has overseen media relations, e-Diplomacy, North American and European Affairs in the Foreign Service. His main focus of interest lies in international development cooperation, public diplomacy as well as trade and investment relations. Mr. Huang received a B.A. in English Literature and Linguistics at National Taiwan Normal University, an M.A. in Journalism at National Taiwan University, and a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard Kennedy School.

Moderated by: Suisheng Zhao, University of Denver

Sie Complex - Room 1020 – Forum
March 18, 2025
5:30 - 7:00 pm MT
Meal is provided