Netherlands Trade and Investment Office

Netherlands Trade and Investment Office
荷蘭貿易暨投資辦事處

Netherlands Trade and Investment Office
Agency overview
Formed 1981 (as Netherlands Council for Trade Promotion)[1]
Jurisdiction  Taiwan
Headquarters Taipei, Taiwan
Agency executive
  • Guy Wittich, Representative[2]
Website Netherlands Trade and Investment Office

The Netherlands Trade and Investment Office (Chinese: 荷蘭貿易暨投資辦事處處; pinyin: Hélán Màoyì Jì Tóuzī Bànshì Chù) represents interests of the Netherlands in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy. Its counterpart in the Netherlands is the Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands in The Hague.

It was established in 1981 as the Netherlands Council for Trade Promotion, a private foundation, but dependent on the Ministry of Economic Affairs for 70 per cent of its funding.[1]

It also has a Visa and Consular Department, which handles all visa applications and consular matters for Taiwan.[3]

The Office is headed by the Representative, Guy Wittich, who was appointed in September 2015.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 A Pretence of Privatisation: Taiwan's External Relations, Françoise Mengin, in Privatising the State, Béatrice Hibou, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 2004, pages 154-155
  2. 1 2 NTIO to expand collaborations between Netherlands, Taiwan, China Post, September 1, 2015
  3. ↑ Welcome to the Visa & Consular Department

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