Jason Yuan

{{Short description|Taiwanese politician and diplomat}} {{about||the American physician scientist|Jason X.-J. Yuan}} {{family name hatnote|Yuan|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jason Yuan | native_name = {{nobold|袁健生}} | image = Voa chinese china Jason-Yuan 29oct10 300 m.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = | order1 = | office1 = 16th Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China | deputy1 = John Deng<ref>{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201402260036.aspx|title=New Cabinet member appointed to handle TPP, RCEP issues - Politics - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS|publisher=}}</ref> | term_start1 = 27 September 2012 | term_end1 = 24 March 2014 | predecessor1 = Hu Wei-jen | successor1 = King Pu-tsung | order2 = | office2 = ROC Representative to the United States of America | deputy2 = | term_start2 = 4 August 2008 | term_end2 = 27 September 2012 | predecessor2 = Joseph Wu | successor2 = King Pu-tsung | order3 = | office3 = ROC Ambassador to Panama | deputy3 = | term_start3 = 1 June 1996 | term_end3 = 1 October 1998 | predecessor3 = Su Ping-chao | successor3 = Lan Chih-ming | order4 = | office4 = ROC Representative to Canada | deputy4 = | term_start4 = 1994 | term_end4 = 1996 | predecessor4 = | successor4 = | birth_date = {{birth date and age text|1 February 1942}} | birth_place = Guizhou, China | death_date = | death_place = | party = Kuomintang | spouse = Margaret Yuan | children = Billy Yuan, Alice Yuan | alma_mater = Republic of China Naval Academy<br>Southeastern University | signature = }}

'''Jason Yuan''' ({{lang-zh|c=袁健生|p=Yuán Jiànshēng}}; born 1 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat. He was the Secretary-General of the National Security Council in 2012–2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harvard-dc.org/article.html?aid=263|title=Meet H. E. Jason Yuan of The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office|website=www.harvard-dc.org|access-date=2014-02-22|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095450/http://www.harvard-dc.org/article.html?aid=263|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==ROC Representative to the United States== Yuan was the chief representative of the Republic of China to the United States as the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington, DC.<ref>[http://www.taiwanembassy.org/US/ct.asp?xItem=11422&CtNode=2326&mp=12&xp1= Representative Welcome Message] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104957/http://www.taiwanembassy.org/US/ct.asp?xItem=11422&CtNode=2326&mp=12&xp1= |date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> He was appointed to that position in July 2008 by President Ma Ying-jeou to succeed Joseph Wu, who had been appointed by the previous administration.<ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/07/02/2003416290 Jason Yuan places better US ties at top of priorities] Taipei Times Jul 02, 2008, Page 3</ref>

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