Liu Chih-kung

Liu Chih-kung
劉志攻
ROC Representative to the United Kingdom
In office
July 2014 – May 2016
Preceded byShen Lyu-shun
Succeeded byDavid Lee
ROC Representative to Canada
In office
2012 – June 2014
Preceded byDavid Lee
Succeeded byBruce Linghu
Deputy Secretary-General of National Security Council
In office
2010–2012
Secretary-GeneralHu Wei-jen
ROC Representative to Czech Republic
In office
2008–2010
ROC Representative to Mongolia
In office
2007–2008
Personal details
BornTaiwan[1]
NationalityRepublic of China
EducationNational Chengchi University (BA, MA, PhD)

Liu Chih-kung (Chinese: 劉志攻; pinyin: Liú Zhìgōng) is a Taiwanese political scientist and diplomat.

Education

Liu graduated from National Chengchi University with a bachelor's degree in diplomacy in 1972 and a master's degree in political science in 1975, writing his master's thesis (季辛吉外交理論及實際:世界穩定秩序建立之探討) on American statesman Henry Kissinger.[2] He then earned his Ph.D. in political science from the university in 1983.[3] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "The Republic of China in the United Nations General Assembly" (中華民國在聯合國大會的參與 : 著重分析國際環境變遷對參與行為之影響).[4]

Career

Liu was Taiwanese representative to Mongolia until 2008, when he was moved to the Czech Republic.[5] By May 2010, Liu became the deputy secretary-general of the National Security Council.[6] In 2012, Liu was named representative of the Republic of China to Canada.[7] He was the ROC representative to the United Kingdom from July 2014 to May 2016.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dr. LIU, Chih-Kung's C.V. - Rep's Greetings - 駐加拿大台北經濟文化代表處 Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Canada". Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
  2. ^ "政大機構典藏-National Chengchi University Institutional Repository(NCCUR):Item 140.119/93889". nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw (Master's degree thesis). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  3. ^ "About the Representative - About the Representative - Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. 駐英國台北代表處". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  4. ^ "政大機構典藏-National Chengchi University Institutional Repository(NCCUR):Item 140.119/92199". nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw (PhD Thesis). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  5. ^ "Taiwan's office in Switzerland showed 'lack of political judgment,' MOFA says". Taipei Times. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Eight Members of the European Parliament to visit Taiwan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ^ "News Ticker". Taiwan Today. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  8. ^ "New UK envoy appointed". Taipei Times. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  9. ^ "New diplomatic postings are announced". Taipei Times. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2020.