INTRODUCTION

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." ... [Complete Text]

WASHINGTON OFFICE

• Chair - Raymond F. Burghardt
• Location
• Former Chairs of AIT (Since 1979)
  

TAIPEI OFFICE

• Meet the Director - Stephen M. Young
• Information about the AIT Taipei Office
• Location
• Former Directors of the AIT Taipei Office (Since 1979)
  

KAOHSIUNG BRANCH OFFICE

• URL: http://www.ait.org.tw/kaohsiung/

TAICHUNG VIRTUAL BRANCH OFFICE

• URL: http://taichung.ait.org.tw/

BACKGROUND on U.S.-TAIWAN Relations

• Selected Agreements between AIT and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO)
• U.S. Foreign Policy - Key Documents
• U.S.-Taiwan Economic Relations
• Human Rights Report - Taiwan part
• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report