Ming-Chi Scott Lai 賴銘琪
Current Position
Director-General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco (August, 2020－)
EDUCATION
2013/5 Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education, Cambridge MA, Certificate of Completion, Global Change Agents Program (May 12-18, 2013)
2011/9 Le directuer de I’Ecole nationale d’administration, FranceCertificate of Completion, Take-Off Program for Senior Civil Service (September 12-23, 2011)
1991/1-12 University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
English Language Training
1987-1990 National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Political Science, Master Degree
1981-1985 National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Department of Political Science, Bachelor Degree
1979-1981 Affiliate Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
High School Diploma
EXPERIENCE
2018/4-2020/8 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei Taiwan
Director General, Department of NGO International Affairs
2014/9 – 2018/4 Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston, Boston MA
Director-General
2012/7-2014/9 Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S., Washington, D.C.
Director, Administrative Division
2010/9-2012/7 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei Taiwan
Director, Document Authentication Division, Bureau of
Consular Affairs
2010/1-2010/5 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei Taiwan
Division Director on Home Assignment, Department of North American Affairs
2004/1-2010/1 Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston, Boston, MA
Division Director
2002/5-2004/1 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei, Taiwan
Assistant to Minister
2000/12-2002/5 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei, Taiwan
Section Chief, Public Diplomacy Coordination Council
2000/5-2000/12 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei, Taiwan
Assistant to Deputy Minister
1997/9-2000/1 Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S., Washington, D.C.
Second Secretary
1994/9-1997/9 Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Third Secretary
1992/10-1994/9 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei Taiwan
Assistant to Minister
1991/12-1992/10 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei Taiwan
Officer, Department of North American Affairs
1990/1-12 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei Taiwan
Officer, Department of Protocol
1988/9 Passed Foreign Service Examination
