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Foreign minister says no name yet for next US envoy

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen (陳唐山) said yesterday that a candidate to replace the outgoing representative to the US, Chen Chien-jen (程建人), has yet to be decided.

He made the remarks when he called on the caucuses of the ruling and opposition parties in the legislature to solicit their support of the work of the ministry.

He said that there are many things to consider in appointing a replacement for Chen Chien-jen, who has made known his intention to leave before the May 20 presidential inauguration, and the Presidential Office has yet to make a decision. He said he had not yet talked to Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) -- a possible candidate -- about the matter.

Taiwan Solidarity Union Legislator Chien Lin Whei-jun (錢林慧君) questioned the suitability of some diplomatic personnel, saying that they had not explained the real situation in Taiwan to the countries in which they are stationed.
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