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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/