{{short description|Taiwanese diplomat}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Francisca Yu-tsz Chang | honorific_suffix = | image = 張幼慈202112.png | alt = | caption = | office = [[List of ambassadors of the Republic of China to Peru|Representative of Taiwan to Peru]] | term_start = {{dts|2021|12}} | predecessor = [[Iván Yueh-jung Lee]] | successor = | office2 = [[Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá, Colombia|Representative of Taiwan to Colombia]] | term_start2 = {{dts|2020|10}} | term_end2 = {{dts|2021|12}} | predecessor2 = {{ill|José Han|zh|韓志正}} | successor2 = {{ill|Verónica Chih-yun Kuei|zh|桂志芸}} | office3 = Director of the Central America Trade Office | term_start3 = {{dts|2019|9}} | term_end3 = {{dts|2020|10}} | predecessor3 = {{ill|Jaime Chuang|zh|莊輝恩}} | successor3 = Liao Hongda | birth_date = | birth_place = | resting_place = | spouse = | party = | occupation = Diplomat | awards = Merit to Democracy (2021) | education = [[Fu Jen Catholic University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Tamkang University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]]) }} '''Chang Yu-tsz''' ({{lang-zh|t=張幼慈|p=Zhāng Yòucí}}), '''Zhang Youci''', better known as '''Francisca Yu-tsz Chang''', is a diplomat of the [[Republic of China]], commonly known as Taiwan. She was the first female [[Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá, Colombia|representative of the Republic of China in Colombia]] from 2020 to 2021, currently serving as the [[List of ambassadors of the Republic of China to Peru|representative of the Republic of China to Peru]].
==Biography== [[File:張幼慈會晤美國駐秘魯大使肯娜（Lisa Kenna）.png|thumb|left|Zhang with [[U.S. Ambassador to Peru]] [[Lisa D. Kenna]] in 2022.]] Zhang graduated from the Spanish Literature Department of [[Fu Jen Catholic University]] with a bachelor's degree and the Latin American Institute of [[Tamkang University]] with a master's degree.
She served as the second secretary of the embassy in [[Costa Rica]], the head of the training institute for diplomatic and consular personnel of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], the first-class secretary of the embassy in the [[Dominican Republic]], the [[Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Spain]], the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Research and Design Association, Deputy Counselor of the Department of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Central American Economic and Trade Office, and Minister Representative of the [[Taipei Commercial Office in Bogotá, Colombia|Taipei Commercial Office in Colombia]]. She is currently the Minister Representative of the [[Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Peru]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.taiwanembassy.org/pe_es/post/18132.html |title=Currículum Vitae de la Sra. Representante Francisca Yu-Tsz Chang |date=2021-12-24 |website=Oficina Económica y Cultural de Taipei en el Perú}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.cato.com.tw/ch/structure.php |title=本處組織架構 |website=中美洲經貿辦事處 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019154059/http://m.cato.com.tw/ch/structure.php |archive-date=2020-10-19}}</ref>{{efn|On June 7, 2007, [[Costa Rica]] broke off diplomatic relations with the Republic of China.<ref>{{Cite news |title=中華民國（台灣）政府宣布與哥斯大黎加共和國終止外交關係新聞說明會紀要 |url=http://www.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content_M_2.aspx?n=70BCE89F4594745D&sms=700DE7A3F880BAE6&s=EDB3FDC03972FC58 |date=2007-06-07 |work=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)|中華民國外交部]]}}</ref> On May 1, 2018, the [[Dominican Republic]] broke off diplomatic relations with the Republic of China.<ref>{{Cite news |title=中華民國政府基於維護國家尊嚴，決定自即日起終止與多明尼加的外交關係 |url=https://www.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=8742DCE7A2A28761&s=6A57DEE2B1115B9E |date=2018-05-01 |work=中華民國外交部}}</ref>}}{{efn|In September 2012, to unify the internal professional titles of personnel stationed abroad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China clearly stipulated that [[List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan|embassies and representative offices]] should have ambassadors and [[Minister (diplomacy)|ministers]], and representative offices would still be called representatives and deputy representatives.<ref>{{Cite news |title=外交部針對本（8）月31日媒體報導我駐無邦交國家代表對內改稱「大使」事，特澄清說明 |url=https://www.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=96&s=72958 |date=2012-08-31 |work=中華民國外交部 |publisher=公眾外交協調會 (新闻稿)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=統一名稱 代表對內稱大使 |url=http://www.cna.com.tw/News/aIPL/201208310341-1.aspx |last=陳 |first=培煌 |date=2012-08-31 |work=[[Central News Agency (Taiwan)|中央通訊社]] |access-date=2023-09-08 |archive-date=2014-09-13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140913081500/http://www.cna.com.tw/News/aIPL/201208310341-1.aspx |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The head of the representative office has the rank of ambassador from the thirteenth to the fourteenth rank of the special appointment or the senior rank, and the minister representative from the twelfth to the thirteenth rank of the senior rank; the head of the representative office has the rank of the twelfth rank of the [[Consul-general|general consul]], and the deputy director has the rank of deputy consul general from the tenth to the eleventh rank.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=E0000017 |title=駐外機構組織通則 |date=2018-06-13 |website=[[Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)|中華民國法務部]]全國法規資料庫}}</ref>}}
In October 2019, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of [[Belize–Taiwan relations|diplomatic relations between the Republic of China and Belize]], the Belizean Embassy and the Central America Trade Office (CATO) jointly held the "''Tastes of Belize''" Food Festival, as well as a series of celebratory activities such as an art exhibition.<ref>{{Cite news |title=歡慶中華民國(臺灣)與貝里斯建交30週年 |url=https://ctee.com.tw/industrynews/156738.html |date=2019-10-09 |work=[[Commercial Times|工商時報]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=慶祝台灣與貝里斯建交30週年 「邦誼永固‧貝濃台濃‧台貝藝文交流展」登場 |url=https://ctee.com.tw/industrynews/159381.html |last=陳 |first=昌博 |date=2019-10-16 |work=工商時報}}</ref>
In April 2021, when US [[Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs]] [[Julie J. Chung]] visited [[Colombia]], she had a video meeting with Zhang, with the two discussed cooperation between the United States and Taiwan in Latin America.<ref>{{Cite news |title=美西半球事務代理助卿會我駐阿根廷、哥倫比亞代表 溝通區域議題 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/3500630 |last=呂 |first=伊萱 |date=2021-04-15 |work=[[Liberty Times|自由時報]]}}</ref>
In December 2021, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of the Colombian [[Congress of Colombia]], [[Paola Holguín]], presented Zhang with the "Colombia Congress Democracy Medal" ({{langx|es|link=no|Condecoración Orden Mérito a la Democracia}}). Zhang is also the first female envoy of the Republic of China to the country.<ref>{{Cite news |title=哥倫比亞參議院贈勳張幼慈代表 |url=https://www.roc-taiwan.org/co/post/9368.html |date=2021-12-16 |work=中華民國駐外單位聯合網站}}</ref>
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