AIT Chairman Raymond F. Burghardt to Visit Taiwan May 10-15

PR-1518E | Date: 05/10/2015

Raymond F. Burghardt, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), will make a routine visit to Taiwan from May 10-15, 2015.

This is Mr. Burghardt's 17th trip to Taiwan since his appointment as AIT Chairman in February 2006.  While in Taiwan, he will meet with a number of senior political and business figures.

Mr. Burghardt was the Director of AIT's Taipei office from 1999 to 2001.  His distinguished career in public service has included assignments as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam and as the U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, as well as postings at U.S. embassies in Asia and Latin America.  In Washington, he served on the staff of the National Security Council.