AmCham Mourns Death of Former President Lee

The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei joins the people of Taiwan in mourning the passing of former President Lee Teng-hui. Lee played a historic role in promoting Taiwan’s democratic development. Holder of a Master’s degree from Iowa State University and a doctorate from Cornell, he was also a strong advocate of close relations between Taiwan and the U.S.

Lee’s contacts with AmCham Taipei began when he served as Mayor of Taipei City and later Governor of Taiwan Province. The Chamber will be forever grateful to him for starting the tradition – which still continues – for the President to attend AmCham’s annual Hsieh Nien Fan banquet as the keynote speaker.

台北市美國商會悼念李前總統

台北市美國商會加入台灣人民的行列，對李前總統登輝先生的離世表示哀悼。李前總統在促進台灣民主發展扮演歷史性角色，李前總統擁有美國愛荷華州立大學碩士、康乃爾大學博士學位，同時亦為建立台美緊密關係的強力提倡者。

李前總統與台北市美國商會的淵源，始於台北市長與台灣省主席任內。美國商會將永遠感念李前總統在其任內，開啟總統蒞臨商會年度「謝年飯」晚宴擔任主題演講者之傳統。