Taiwanese badminton ace Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) has become the nation’s youngest ambassador without portfolio as she received a certificate of appointment from President William Lai (賴清德) at the Presidential Office yesterday.
Handing out certificates of appointment to 27 presidential advisers, 76 national policy advisers and 10 ambassadors-at-large, Lai thanked them for dedicating their wisdom and experience to serve in the honorary unpaid positions.
Diverse opinions from across the society should be incorporated into national policymaking to address challenges facing Taiwan, such as authoritarian expansion, climate change and digital transformation, Lai said, adding that ambassadors-at-large would help facilitate Taiwan’s international affairs.
Photo courtesy of the Presidential Office
Tai said she was happy to become an ambassador-at-large and hoped to improve Taiwan’s sports environment by personally nurturing the next generation of athletes.
Many overseas Taiwanese had cheered for her along with foreign friends at courtside, she said, adding that she would continue to bring Taiwan to the world.
While the list of new presidential and national policy advisers has been announced on the office’s Web site, the ambassadors-at-large were not unveiled until yesterday.
Aside from Tai, the other ambassadors include Taiwan Sport Forward Association founder Liu Po-chun (劉柏君), former minister of digital affairs Audrey Tang (唐鳳), Holy Glory Temple (玉山寶光聖堂) chairman Wang Pao-tsung (王寶宗), Taiwanese medical diplomacy facilitator Wu Yung-tung (吳運東), Yam Digital Technology founder Chen Jen-ran (陳正然), Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy chairman Eugene Chien (簡又新) and Chi Mei Frozen Food Co chairman Richard Soong (宋光夫), and priests Fwuerah Butalu (芙厄阿．布達爾) and Pusin Tali (布興．大立).
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