Embassy

The Republic of China on Taiwan

4201 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20016

Telephone: (202) 895-1800
Fax: (202) 966-0825
URL: http://www.roc-taiwan.org/us/mp.asp?mp=12

NB: The United States does not formally recognize the Republic of China on Taiwan, but maintains ties through other means.

The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is a non-profit, private corporation established shortly after the United States Government changed its diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing on January 1, 1979. The Taiwan Relations Act (PL 96-8) of April 10, 1979, authorized the "continuation of commercial, cultural and other relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan." It also provided that "any programs, transactions, or other relations conducted or carried out by the President or any Agency of the United States Government with respect to Taiwan shall, in the manner and to the extent directed by the President, be conducted and carried out by or through the American Institute in Taiwan."

 

 

This page last updated 2/21/2008.