James C. F. Huang
{{Short description|Taiwanese diplomat}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2007}}
{{Expand Chinese|黃志芳|date=September 2012|topic=bio}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = James C. F. Huang
| native_name = {{nobold|黃志芳}}
| native_name_lang = zh-tw
| honorific-suffix =
| image = Voa chinese James Huang 1sep06.jpg
| order1 = Minister of Foreign Affairs
| term_start1 = 25 January 2006
| term_end1 = 6 May 2008
| deputy1 = Yang Tzu-pao{{Cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/01/03/2003395445|title=James Huang on mission to salvage ties with Malawi - Taipei Times|date=3 January 2008}}
| premier1 = Su Tseng-Chang
Chang Chun-hsiung
| predecessor1 = Mark Chen
| successor1 = Francisco Ou
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1958|9|14}}
| birth_place = Tainan, Taiwan
| spouse =
| relations =
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| education = National Taiwan University (BA)
}}
{{family name hatnote|Huang|lang=Chinese}}
James Chih-Fang Huang ({{zh|t=黃志芳 |s=黄志芳 |p=Huáng Zhìfāng|poj=N̂g Chì-phang|w=Huáng Chìh-fāng|first=t}}; born September 14, 1958) is a Taiwanese diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2008.
Education
Huang earned a bachelor's degree in political science from National Taiwan University.
Political career
Huang began working for Chen Chien-jen in 1985, as Chen's secretary. Huang then became the English interpreter for Lien Chan and Vincent Siew. He joined the Mainland Affairs Council in 1999, and left in 2002, when he began working directly for President Chen Shui-bian. Huang began his tenure in the Presidential Office as a spokesman and was later promoted to deputy chief of staff.{{cite news|last1=Chang|first1=Yun-ping|title=Huang vague on foreign affairs position|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/01/24/2003290487|accessdate=19 June 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=24 January 2005}} On 25 January 2006, Huang replaced Mark Chen as foreign minister.{{cite news|last1=Chang|first1=Yun-ping|title=Former foreign minister urges staff to support Huang|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/01/25/2003290636|accessdate=19 June 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=25 January 2006}} In June 2007, Huang submitted his resignation to President Chen following the severing of ties between Costa Rica and the Republic of China.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6729035.stm | work=BBC News | title=Taiwan loses Costa Rica's support | date=7 June 2007}} However, Chen rejected Huang's resignation. In May 2008, days before his term was to expire with the outgoing Chen administration, Huang resigned over the loss of public money equivalent to US$30 million during a controversial failed attempt to secure diplomatic ties with Papua New Guinea.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7385102.stm |title=(2008-05-06): Taiwanese officials in $30m row |publisher=BBC News |date=2008-05-06 |accessdate=2012-02-24}} Tsai Ing-wen announced her intent to pursue a "southbound policy" during her 2016 presidential campaign. Huang became the first director of the New Southbound Policy Office after Tsai took office as president.{{cite news|title=Ex-minister touts southbound policy|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/05/18/2003646534|accessdate=19 June 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=18 May 2016}} In January 2017, Huang was appointed as the Chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council.{{cite news|title=James Huang appointed TAITRA chair|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/01/15/2003663143|accessdate=15 January 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=15 January 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Huang|first1=Li-yun|last2=Huang|first2=Frances|title=TAITRA approves ex-foreign minister to serve as chairman|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201701200023.aspx|accessdate=20 January 2017|agency=Central News Agency|date=20 January 2017}}
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Category:National Taiwan University alumni
Category:Ministers of foreign affairs of Taiwan
Category:Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Tainan
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