5/25 AIT 演講: 10:00-12:00, Wednesday (講堂乙)
英文系學生注意:孫老師大二青少年小說+陳老師大一觀光英文學生必到講堂乙!
當然歡迎英文系全體以及本校師生到場聆聽!
本次講者: 美國在台協會新任新聞科科長萬德福 (Christopher R. Kavanagh)
萬德福之前派駐東亞的經驗,包括於2004年至2008年間擔任美國駐新加坡大使館資深政治官、1999年至2002年於美國在台協會政治組服務、以及1997年至1999年間任職於美國駐瀋陽總領事館。他曾於1995年至1997年分別在華盛頓和台北學習中文,並在2008-2009年再度於台北學習中文。他也曾派駐拉丁美洲,先是在美國駐烏拉圭蒙特維多大使館擔任領事官,之後在美國駐哥倫比亞波哥大大使館擔任勞工事務官員。
在華盛頓的國務院服務期間,萬德福於2003年至2004年在東亞暨太平洋事務局擔任柬埔寨科科長。1993年到1995年間,他任職於政治軍事事務局,負責傳統武器輸出相關業務。
萬德福獲有喬治城大學外交學院外交學士學位。他並獲有聖母大學企管碩士學位。他通曉西班牙文和中文。他的夫人萬如意女士 (Julie Kavanagh) 也是位外交官。他們育有三名子女。
此新聞稿同時於美國在台協會網站發佈 全球資訊網網址:http://ait.org.tw/zh/news/pressrelease/\
AIT'S NEW PRESS AND MEDIA OFFICER CHRISTOPHER R. KAVANAGH
Mr. Christopher R. Kavanagh recently became the new Press and Media Officer for the American Institute in Taiwan .
Mr. Kavanagh's previous experience in East Asia includes tours as Senior Political Officer at the United States Embassy in Singapore (2004-2008), and political officer in the American Institute in Taiwan (1999-2002) and the U.S. Consulate General in Shenyang , China (1997-1999). He studied Chinese (Mandarin) from 1995 -1997 in Washington and Taipei and from 2008 -2009 in Taipei . He has also served in Latin America, first as a consular officer at the U.S. Embassy in Montevideo , Uruguay and later as labor officer at the U.S. Embassy Bogota , Colombia .
In the Department of State in Washington, Mr. Kavanagh was Cambodia Desk Officer in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2003-2004. He was a political-military affairs officer dealing with conventional arms exports in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs from 1993-1995.
Mr. Kavanagh holds a B.S.F.S. from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He also earned an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame . He speaks Spanish and Chinese (Mandarin). He is married to Julie Kavanagh, who is also a Foreign Service Officer. They have three children.
This Press Release is also available on AIT website at: WWW: http://www.ait.org.tw/en/news/pressrelease/











