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History

In 1955, the Foreign Exchange and Trade Review Commission () was established under the Executive Yuan. In 1968 and 1969, the Executive Yuan reorganized the commission by dividing the authority and operation of the commission among the

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, MOEA and

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, respectively. The Bureau of Foreign Trade was subsequently established on January 1, 1969, under the MOEA to administer trade in general commercial goods. It was later renamed as International Trade Administration.

Organizational structure

* Multilateral Trade Affairs Division (including

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/GAMS/

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) * Bilateral Trade Division I * Bilateral Trade Division II * Trade Development Division * Export/Import Administration Division * Congressional Liaison Unit * Planning Committee * Trade Promotion Fund Management Committee, MOEA * Office of Trade Security Controls * Office of Exhibition Center Construction * Information Management Center * Accounting Office * Personnel Office * Statistics Office * Kaohsiung Office * Civil Service Ethics Office

Transportation

BOFT is accessible within walking distance West from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station of

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Director-Generals

* Chang Chun-fu (– August 2014) * Yang Jen-ni (20 August 2014 – August 2020) * Cynthia Kiang (August 2020 – present)

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