He made those comments as reports from Europe indicate that the EU countries might be willing to support Taiwan's case for observership at next month's WHA meeting, unlike their opposition in the past.
Ultimately, Schriver added, the US seeks "meaningful participation" in the WHO for Taiwan.
He made his comments at a going-away luncheon hosted by the Taiwanese press corps in Washington. He will leave his State Department post at the end of the month to join his mentor, former deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage in a consulting firm in Washington.
Due to a spat with the Taipei Times, Schriver barred the newspaper from joining the luncheon, but it obtained a tape of his on-the-record remarks.
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