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Although 100-day reviews are typically the norm, I was tempted to use my inaugural President’s View as a self-report on my first 30 days in Taiwan. But it would be more fun to grade you, Dear Readers, with the following “report card.” How have staff, members, and partners performed at breaking in their new Chamber president?
Statistics (A+): With 700 attendees, including a record 157 governmental officials who were personally thanked for their contributions to fostering a friendly business environment, you aced the Hsieh Nien Fan test for the 53rd straight year. You were voted “most popular” for your effective collaboration with AIT and other organizations in preparing for the event. Impressive calculus by AmCham’s resourceful staff (and friends at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Osaka) helped to shepherd President Wylegala into Taiwan and through quarantine, which finished just 48 hours before the April 21st banquet. Extra credi
AmCham s New President Looks to Take Chamber to the Next Level
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AmCham names new president
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter
The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham Taiwan) yesterday said that it has tapped a former senior US diplomat to be its new president to strengthen relations between member companies, and the governments of Taiwan and the US.
Andrew Wylegala has longstanding experience in international trade, and investment promotion and policy, notably as a US senior foreign service officer, AmCham Taiwan said in a statement, adding that he reached the rank of minister counselor for commercial affairs at the US embassy in Tokyo.
“We are excited that Wylegala will be joining AmCham Taiwan and look forward to working with him on issues including a US-Taiwan bilateral trade agreement and business development, as well as workforce talent initiatives,” AmCham Taiwan chairman C.W. Chin (金奇偉) said.
2021/03/10 21:01 AmCham Taiwan President Andrew Wylegala (AmCham Taiwan photo) AmCham Taiwan President Andrew Wylegala (AmCham Taiwan photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham Taiwan) has announced that its new president will be Andrew Wylegala, a senior U.S. foreign service officer, and he will take office in the next few weeks pending his arrival in Taiwan, according to a press release. “The Board of Governors are excited that Andrew will be joining AmCham Taiwan and looks forward to working with him on issues including a U.S.-Taiwan bilateral trade agreement (BTA) and business development, as well as workforce talent initiatives,” said CW Chin, AmCham Taiwan chairperson, per the release.
Most US companies in Taiwan are upbeat about revenue growth this year and the next three years, as the local economy is expected to continue benefiting from strong demand for technology products amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham) said yesterday.
“Despite the severe challenges faced by businesses and markets around the world, member firms are feeling overwhelmingly optimistic about the year ahead and over a three-year timespan,” AmCham president Leo Seewald said upon releasing the results of an annual business climate survey.
The survey found that 82 percent of US companies are confident about revenue growth
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