| Native name | 吳志中 |
|---|---|
| Office 1 | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Term start 1 | 11 August 2024 |
| Minister 1 | Lin Chia-lung |
| Predecessor 1 | Kelly Hsieh |
| Minister 2 | David Lee Joseph Wu |
| Term start 2 | 20 May 2016 |
| Term end 2 | 15 July 2018 |
| Predecessor 2 | Bruce Linghu |
| Successor 2 | Hsu Szu-chien[1] |
| Office 3 | 9th Ambassador of Taiwan to France |
| Term start 3 | 16 July 2018 |
| Term end 3 | August 2024 |
| President 3 | Tsai Ing-wen Lai Ching-te |
| Predecessor 3 | Zhang Ming-zhong |
| Successor 3 | Hao Pei-chih |
| Parents | Wu Rong-i (father) |
| Education | Aletheia University (BS) École des hautes études en sciences sociales (licencié) Paris Dauphine University (MSc) Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis (MSc) Pantheon-Sorbonne University (MSc, PhD) |
Wu Chih-chung (), also known by his French name François, is a Taiwanese political scientist and diplomat who has been the deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2024. He previously served in the position from May 2016 to July 2018[2] and as the Ambassador of Taiwan in France from July 2018 to August 2024.
Education
After graduating from Aletheia University with a bachelor's degree in computer science,[3] Wu studied in Paris, France, from 1989 to 1998. He earned a licencié (bachelor's degree) from the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences,[4] a master's degree in political science from Paris Dauphine University, a second master's degree in geopolitics from Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis, and a third master's degree in diplomacy and then his Ph.D. in political science from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University in 1998.[5]
Wu's doctoral dissertation, competed under French political historian Charles Zorgbibe, was titled, "La conception régionaliste de l'Asie-Pacifique: une étude de son évolution à travers le développement et l'institutionnalisation de ses organisations internationales" (English: The Regionalist Conception of the Asia-Pacific: A Study of its Evolution through the Development and Institutionalization of its International Organizations).[6]
Professional experience
After returning to Taiwan, he has worked as a professor at Soochow University in the Department of Political Science. His areas of expertise are geopolitics, diplomatic history, EU foreign policy, post-war world situation, French government and French politics.
Due to his experience and expertise of international relations and European affairs, he has been recruited by several public or private institutions for advisory positions, such as Taipei and Taichung City Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education, etc.
As the president and later the honorary president of Alliance Française in Taiwan, he has been relentlessly promoting the exchange between Taiwan and France. In 2014, he was appointed by the French President François Hollande as a Knight of the French National Order of Merit.
Political career
During the Presidency of Tsai Ing-wen, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs serving from 20 May 2016 to 15 July 2018 when he was appointed Ambassador of Taiwan to France.[7][8][9][10]
During the Presidency of Lai Ching-te, he was re-appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and will assume office after the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[11]
Personal life
Wu is the son of Wu Rong-i, who served as the Deputy Prime Minister (Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan) of Taiwan in the cabinet of Frank Hsieh from 2005 to 2006.
References
- ^ Hou, Elaine & Yen, William (1 June 2018). "Foreign Ministry appoints new deputy foreign minister, France rep". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Chih-Chung Wu - Principal Officers - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網. 18 March 2022.
- ^ Aletheia University
- ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "Ambassador Wu Chihchung François". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ^ Wu, Chih-Chung (1998-01-01). La conception régionaliste de l'Asie-Pacifique : une étude de son évolution à travers le développement et l'institutionnalisation de ses organisations internationales (These de doctorat). Paris 1.
- ^ 王藝菘 (2016-04-15). "林全宣布第三波內閣人事 內閣名單月底底定". 自由時報. Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ 林人芳 (2016-05-24). "接任外交部政次 吳志中：我就是中華民國外交部次長". 蕃新聞. Archived 2023-01-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ 李自立 (ed.) (2018-06-01). "外交部政次吳志中任駐法代表 徐斯儉接政次". 中央社. Archived 2022-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ 尹俞歡 (2022-12-29). "【年度風雲人物】吳志中流利法文驚豔法國人 暖信湧代表處「支持台灣、大使加油」". 鏡週刊. Archived 2022-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "吳志中受邀法電視台談台海 鬆口接任外交部政次". 中央社. 2024-05-06. Archived 2024-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-05-07.