✨本周AIT孫曉雅處長繼續馬不停蹄拜會台灣各部會首長，一起來看看她與哪些好朋友見了面：

✅8月23日，孫處長與鄧振中政委會面，討論美台經濟商業關係，以及經濟繁榮夥伴對話。當天稍後，孫處長拜會經濟部長王美花，雙方針對透過經濟繁榮夥伴對話所達成的進展、美台供應鏈合作、能源安全、女性創業學院等議題交換意見。
✅8月24日，孫處長拜會國發會主委龔明鑫，討論台灣的新發展政策與策略、半導體供應鏈安全、美台數位經濟論壇，以及產業合作。
✅8月25日，孫處長拜會國防部長邱國正，討論雙方關切的議題。同一天稍晚，孫處長拜會行政院副院長沈榮津，會中，孫處長感謝沈副院長率領口罩產能增加，讓台灣能夠捐贈口罩給美國等許多國家。
✅8月27日，孫處長與教育部長潘文忠會面，雙方討論美台教育倡議、台灣傅爾布萊特計畫，以及台灣在教育事務的優先議題。孫處長本周的拜會行程也在這場會議之後畫下句點。

🤝在這些會面中，孫處長重申她對推動並深化美台夥伴關係的承諾，並強調美台共享的民主和經濟價值，以及美國對台灣恆久的承諾。

新聞稿請見: https://bit.ly/3DDA7hr

✅This week Director Sandra Oudkirk met with Minister without Portfolio John Chen-chung Deng on August 23 to discuss the U.S.-Taiwan economic and commercial relationship and the Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD) and with Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua to talk about progress achieved through the EPPD, U.S.-Taiwan supply chain cooperation, energy security, and our joint work on the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs.
✅Director Oudkirk and National Development Council Minister Dr. Kung Ming-hsin met on August 24 to talk about Taiwan’s new development policy and strategy, semiconductor supply chain security, the U.S.-Taiwan Digital Economy Forum, and industrial cooperation.
✅ The following day, she met with Vice Premier Shen Jong-chin, where she thanked him for his leadership in significantly boosting facemask production, enabling Taiwan to donate facemasks to many countries including the United States and with Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng to discuss issues of mutual interest.
✅ Director Oudkirk concluded this week’s courtesy calls by meeting Minister of Education Pan Wen-chung today to talk about the U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative, the Fulbright Program in Taiwan, and Taiwan’s priorities in the education sector.

🤝During these meetings, Director Oudkirk reiterated her commitment to advancing and deepening the U.S.-Taiwan partnership, stressed the common democratic and economic values that the United States and Taiwan share, and emphasized the United States’ enduring commitment to Taiwan.

Read the Press Release: https://bit.ly/38A7lQE

【2021 亞太安全對話 隆重登場】

台灣位處第一島鏈的戰略位置
是印太地區安全與繁榮的關鍵

外交部與 遠景基金會 共同舉辦 #凱達格蘭論壇2021亞太安全對話，將於8月31日以 #線上會議 方式隆重登場。

來自美、日、韓、法、澳、印、越、菲及新加坡等國16位政要及學者將聚焦 #台海、 #東海 及 #南海情勢，並關注 #全球供應重組 等議題， #最愛台灣黑熊的 美國前駐聯合國常任代表Kelly Craft將發表開幕專題演講！

論壇有4場次
1️⃣ 台海情勢與印太自由秩序
2️⃣ 四方安全對話(QUAD)的發展
3️⃣ 灰色地帶脅迫
4️⃣ 後疫情時代的經濟前景

馬上手刀報名凱達格蘭論壇安全對話
→連結請見留言

美國 The Project 2049 Institute主席薛瑞福、日本自民黨眾議員 牧島かれん ／ Karen Makishima、韓國前副總理玄旿錫、越南外交部前副部長范光榮等重量級人物都將出席

This year’s #KetagalanForum: Asia-Pacific Security Dialogue will take place on August 31 online! The opening keynote speech will be delivered by former #US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft, followed by a series of panels.

A distinguished range of political figures, scholars, and experts from #Taiwan, the #UnitedStates, #Japan, #France, #Australia, #India, #Singapore, #SouthKorea, #Vietnam, and the #Philippines will discuss regional security issues in the panel sessions, including Taiwan Strait developments, prospects for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, gray zone coercion, and the postpandemic economic outlook.

Panelists include Randall Schriver, Chairman of the Project 2049 Institute, Makishima Karen, Member of the Japanese House of Representatives, Peter Jennings, Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Hyun Oh-seok, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Pham Quang Vinh, former Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Bert Hofman, Director of the East Asia Institute of the National University of Singapore.

As the forum is taking place online this year due to the ongoing pandemic, MOFA and our co-host the Prospect Foundation are inviting you to take part. For more details on how to register, click the link in the comments section!

【氣候變遷，其實就在你我身邊】

▪聯合國證實南極測到了攝氏18.3度歷史新高紀錄
▪德國、比利時、荷蘭等地最近也接連因豪雨導致洪災
▪台灣前陣子因旱災缺水導致水庫乾涸而實施限水措施

熱浪、暴雨、乾旱等等極端氣候現象，悄悄地發生在你我身邊……

我國對抗氣候變遷的腳步從不落人後，蔡總統已於今年4月22日世界地球日對外宣布，2050淨零轉型是世界的目標，也是台灣的目標。

外交部將於7/26 - 7/30線上舉辦 #2021氣候變遷與永續發展論壇，討論 #氣候外交 #永續發展目標(SDGs) #溫室氣體淨零排放 等等主題。

身為地球村的重要一份子，誠摯邀請你/妳聚焦全球疫情之際，也關注氣候變遷議題，掌握國際趨勢。

✅報名連結及活動資訊請見留言

#聯合國氣候變化綱要公約
#氣候外交
#永續發展

“2021 is a make-or-break year for collective action against climate change!” according to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the #UK, host to the 26th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (#UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (#COP26), is urging all countries to raise their ambitions on tackling the issue.

As a responsible stakeholder in the international community, #Taiwan won’t shirk its duty in the fight against #GlobalWarming!

If you’re interested in becoming #PartOfTheSolution, why not join MOFA and the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (#TAISE) for an online forum on climate change and #SustainableDevelopment from July 26-30, to discuss the #NetZero2050Roadmap, domestic climate policy and the importance of the #US return to the #ParisAgreement.

#ClimateDiplomacy
#SDGs

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