David Lee Ta-wei (Chinese: 李大維; pinyin: Lǐ Dàwéi) (born 15 October 1949) has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China since 20 May 2016.
1986 PhD in Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, USA1980 M.A. in Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia1973 B.A. in Political Science, National Taiwan University, ROC (Taiwan)2007–2012 representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada2004–2007 representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States2001–2004 representative, Taipei Representative Office in Belgium, also responsible for the European Union and Luxembourg1998–2001 deputy minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan)2000–2001 adjunct professor, National Taiwan University1997–1998 director-general, Government Information Office, Executive Yuan, and Government Spokesman (Cabinet rank), ROC1996 director-general, Department of North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC1993–1996 associate in Research, Fairbank Centre for East Asian Research, Harvard University1993–1996 director-general, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston1990–1993 deputy director-general, Department of International Information Service, Government Information Office, Executive Yuan1988–1993 adjunct associate professor, National Taiwan Normal University1988–1989 principal assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs1982–1988 staff consultant, Coordination Council for North American Affairs, Office in Washington, D.C.1976–1977 managing editor, Asia and the World Forum, Taipei, TaiwanSpeaking in August 2016, Lee said that Taiwan will continue to pursue meaningful participation in the United Nations (UN) agencies. However, he will not promote Taiwan to apply for UN membership.
During his ministerial term, Lee visited Palau to attend the inauguration of President Tommy Remengesau in January 2017, Haiti to attend the inaugration of President Jovenel Moïse in February 2017 and Solomon Islands in June 2017.
The Making of the Taiwan Relations Act: Twenty Years in Retropect. Oxford University Press, 2000Taiwan in a Transformed World. (co-edited with Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.) Brassey's Inc., 1995The Legislative Process of the Taiwan Relations Act. Taipei, Feng Yuen Publication, 1988 
