Kaohsiung Branch Office of the American Institute in Taiwan

The Kaohsiung Branch Office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT/K; ) represents U.S. interests in southern Taiwan. It is located within the China Steel Corporation Headquarters building in Cianjin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Neil Gibson assumed the position of Branch Chief of the American Institute in Taiwan's Kaohsiung Branch Office in August 2023.

History

In 1979, the Kaohsiung Branch Office of the American Institute in Taiwan was established. The purpose is to promote commercial, cultural and people-to-people ties between United States and the residents of southern Taiwan.

In 1986, the Kaohsiung Branch Office relocated to the Cathay Life Chungcheng Building on Chung Cheng 3rd Road, Sinsing District, Kaohsiung.

On August 8, 2014, the Kaohsiung Branch Office relocated again to their current location within the China Steel Corporation Headquarters building.

Key Officers

The current and former key officers for the Kaohsiung Branch Office are as follows:

List of Branch Chiefs

List of Deputy Branch Chiefs

List of Public Affairs Officers

List of Principle Commercial Officers (Commercial Section Chief)

William Marshak (2000)
Christina W. Harbaugh (2002-2006)
Janee Pierre-Louis (2006-2008)
Stephen Green (2009-2011)
Gregory Harris (2011-2016)
Sarah Fox (2016-2018)
Dave Averne (2020-current)

List of Political Officers

Jonathan Hwang (2023-current)

List of Community Liaison Officers

Sunny Lambert (2020-2023)

Notes

a. Stephen D. Dunn was still Branch Office Chief as of 10 January 2001

b. Thomas Biddick was already Branch Office Chief as of 27 March 2002

c. David W. Seckler was still Economic and Consular Section Chief as of November 2002

d. William B. Johnson was already Economic and Consular Section Chief as of May 2004