U.S. Names Taiwan Envoy With China Ambassador Post Still Vacant
- Sandra Oudkirk is first woman to lead U.S. mission in Taipei
- Appointment comes as U.S. seeks to push back against China
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The U.S. appointed a new top representative to Taiwan, in the Biden administration’s latest move to strengthen ties with Taipei amid increasing pressure from Beijing.
Sandra Oudkirk is the incoming director of the American Institute in Taiwan’s Taipei office, the de facto U.S. ambassador in the absence of official ties, succeeding Brent Christensen later this summer, the institute said in a statement Tuesday night.