Stanley Kao (; born 16 May 1953) is a Taiwanese diplomat.

Early life

Born 16 May 1953 in Taipei, Kao obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...

in 1975 and master's degree in international law and diplomacy from

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...

(NCCU) in 1980.

Career

After graduating from NCCU, Kao began working for the

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(MOFA) in 1980. He was sent to the

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(TECRO) in

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, Hawaii, and later assigned to TECRO in

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, Georgia in 1993. Kao then became an adviser to TECRO in Malaysia. From 1996 to 1997, he was a fellow at

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. By 2000, Kao had become the deputy director general of MOFA's North American affairs department. He was promoted to director general of that division some time the next year. In 2002, he was appointed deputy representative of the Republic of China to the

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. Kao then served as the deputy representative to the United States, beginning in 2004. He was named representative to Hungary in November 2007, and took office on 1 February 2008. After his stint in Hungary, Kao was named the Director General for Economic Affairs and International Cooperation in 2010. Kao was appointed the ROC representative to Italy in 2013. On 23 May 2016, he was appointed as the ROC representative to the United States. Kao made his first official trip to the United States on 5 June, prior to a swearing-in ceremony held on 2 August. Kao was replaced in June 2020, when the

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presidential administration named

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to the post.

Personal life

Kao is married to Sherry Sung, with whom he has one daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kao, Stanley 1953 births Living people National Chengchi University alumni Representatives of Taiwan to Italy National Taiwan University alumni Representatives of Taiwan to the United States Representatives of Taiwan to Hungary People from Taipei