Vincent Chao

Vincent Chao has been a politician, diplomat, and journalist. He is currently an elected member of the Taipei City Council, representing Daan-Wenshan. Prior to elected office, he was the political director at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, Taiwan’s de facto embassy, where he was a lead interlocutor in advancing the bilateral partnership. He has also served as chief of staff to Taiwan's minister of foreign affairs Joseph Wu, director in the Office of the President, and chief of staff at the National Security Council. Before entering government, he was the deputy director of international affairs in the Democratic Progressive Party, managed foreign policy in President Tsai Ing-wen’s successful 2016 election campaign, was a think tank researcher, and reported for the English-language Taipei Times. He holds a BA in political science from York University in Canada and a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of London.