Director General Vincent Yao accompanied the Trade Mission led by Deputy Director General Cheng-Wei Yu, Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs to visit Washington and Idaho from August 28 to 31,2017. During the visits three M.O.U. were signed by the Taiwan-USA Industrial Cooperation Promotion Office（T.U.S.A.）,NEXCOM International Co.,Gotech Energy Co.,SINBON Electronics Co. and Providence University respectively with their counterparts on the U.S. side: Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, CleanTech Alliance and Boise State University（BSU）.
They also called at such important companies as Boeing, Microsoft and Micron. The Trade Mission is composed of government officials, academic, research and industrial leaders. They also visited Ohio State for the purpose of seeking foreign investments and establishing cooperation with the said Companies and University.
Director General Vincent Yao (front row, fourth from the right) accompanied and had a group photo taken together with the Trade Mission of Taiwan, led by Deputy Director General Chen-Wei Yu (front row, sixth from the right), Industrial Development Bureau, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and with Director Schuyler Hoss (front row, fifth from the right), International Relations and Protocol, Office of Governor Jay Inslee, State of Washington.
Director General Vincent Yao (second from the right), Deputy Director General Chen-Wei Yu (third from the right), and Councilmember Stephanie Wright (first from the left), Snohomish County witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the T.U.S.A. and the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle.
Director General Vincent Yao (second from the right) and Deputy Director General Chen-Wei Yu (third from the right) witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the T.U.S.A. and the CleanTech Alliance.
Director General Vincent Yao (second from the right), Lieutenant Governor Brad Little (first from the left), State of Idaho, and Deputy Director General Chen-Wei Yu (first from the right) witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding among President Robert Kustra (second from the left) of B.S.U., President Chuan Yi Tang (third from the left) of Providence University of Taiwan, and C.E.O. Sean Wang (third from the right) of the T.U.S.A..
