List of ambassadors of Saint Lucia to Taiwan
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The Saint Lucianese ambassador in Taipei is the official representative of the Government in Castries to the Government of Taiwan.
St. Lucia and Taiwan maintained diplomatic relations from 1984, during the first premiership of John Compton.{{cite news |title=China irate over Saint Lucia-Taiwan ties |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2007/05/01/China-irate-over-Saint-Lucia-Taiwan-ties/91351178063795/ |access-date=20 April 2022 |work=United Press International}}{{cite news |title=Saint Lucia set to rejoin ROC allies |url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10,23,45,10&post=14468 |access-date=20 April 2022 |work=Taiwan Today |date=1 May 2007}} Compton's successor Kenny Anthony led his government to recognize China in August 1997.{{cite news |title=ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY PRIME MINISTER THE HON. KENNY D. ANTHONY ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA |url=https://archive.stlucia.gov.lc/primeminister/former_prime_ministers/kenny_d_anthony/statements/1997/pmonchina.htm |access-date=20 April 2022 |publisher=Government of Saint Lucia |date=29 August 1997}} Though relations between St. Lucia and Taiwan were reestablished in April 2007,{{cite news|last1=Huang|first1=Jewel|title=Taiwan, St. Lucia forge diplomatic ties|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/05/02/2003359119|accessdate=21 January 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=2 May 2007}}{{cite news |title=Reversal by tiny St. Lucia angers China |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/02/world/asia/02iht-island.1.5529756.html |access-date=20 April 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=2 May 2007}} the first ambassador of St. Lucia to Taiwan, Hubert Emmanuel, was not appointed until 2015.
List of representatives
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!| Diplomatic agrément/Diplomatic accreditation !| Ambassador !| Observations !| List of prime ministers of Saint Lucia !| List of premiers of the Republic of China !| Term end |
{{dts|1984|05|07}}
| |The governments in Taipei and Castries established diplomatic relations. |{{dts|1997|08|29}} |
{{dts|1997|08 |
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|The governments in Beijing and Castries established diplomatic relations.
|{{dts|2007|05|05}}
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|{{dts|2007|04|30}}
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|The governments in Taipei and Castries established diplomatic relations.{{cite news|last1=Huang|first1=Jewel|title=Taiwan, St. Lucia forge diplomatic ties|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/05/02/2003359119|accessdate=21 January 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=2 May 2007}}
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|{{dts|2015|06|04}}
|St. Lucia opened its embassy in Taipei, its first embassy in Asia.{{cite news |title=St. Lucia opens embassy in Taiwan; first in Asia |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201506040011 |access-date=20 April 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=4 June 2015}} Emmanuel was the first ambassador of St. Lucia to the government of the Republic of China in Taiwan,{{cite news |title=St. Lucia's first ambassador to Taiwan prepares to assume duties |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201511130026 |access-date=20 April 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=13 November 2015}} and awarded an Order of Brilliant Star near the end of his tenure.{{cite news |title=Saint Lucia ambassador awarded Order of Brilliant Star |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201803160024 |access-date=20 April 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=16 March 2018}}
|{{dts|2018|03|31}}
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|{{dts|2018|05|01}}
|Laurent was awarded the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon.{{cite news |last1=Yen |first1=William |title=INTERVIEW/Outgoing St. Lucian ambassador pledges continued support for Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202203110004 |access-date=20 April 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=11 March 2022}}
|March 2022
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|{{dts|2022|04|20}}
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|present
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan) [http://www.mofa.gov.tw/EnMobile/OfficesInROC_Diplomatic_Detail.aspx?s=22C3B697A101DF19]