# Jason Yuan

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{{Short description|Taiwanese politician and diplomat}}
{{about||the American physician scientist|Jason X.-J. Yuan}}
{{family name hatnote|[Yuan](/source/Yuan_(surname))|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](/source/National_Security_Council_(Republic_of_China)) of the [Republic of China](/source/Republic_of_China)
| deputy1      = [John Deng](/source/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](/source/Hu_Wei-jen)
| successor1   = [King Pu-tsung](/source/King_Pu-tsung)
| order2       = 
| office2      = ROC [Representative](/source/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Representative_Office) to the [United States of America](/source/United_States_of_America)
| deputy2      = 
| term_start2  = 4 August 2008
| term_end2    = 27 September 2012
| predecessor2 = [Joseph Wu](/source/Joseph_Wu)
| successor2   = [King Pu-tsung](/source/King_Pu-tsung)
| order3       = 
| office3      = ROC [Ambassador](/source/Chinese_Ambassador_to_Panama) to [Panama](/source/Panama)
| deputy3      = 
| term_start3  = 1 June 1996
| term_end3    = 1 October 1998
| predecessor3 = [Su Ping-chao](/source/Su_Ping-chao)
| successor3   = [Lan Chih-ming](/source/Lan_Chih-ming)
| order4       = 
| office4      = ROC [Representative](/source/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Office_in_Canada) to [Canada](/source/Canada)
| deputy4      = 
| term_start4  = 1994
| term_end4    = 1996
| predecessor4 = 
| successor4   = 
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age text|1 February 1942}}
| birth_place  = [Guizhou](/source/Guizhou), [China](/source/Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%9349))
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| party        = [Kuomintang](/source/Kuomintang)
| spouse       = Margaret Yuan
| children     = Billy Yuan, Alice Yuan
| alma_mater   = [Republic of China Naval Academy](/source/Republic_of_China_Naval_Academy)<br>[Southeastern University](/source/Southeastern_University_(Washington%2C_D.C.))
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'''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](/source/National_Security_Council_(Republic_of_China)) 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](/source/Republic_of_China) to the [United States](/source/United_States) as the head of the [Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office](/source/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Representative_Office) in [Washington, DC](/source/Washington%2C_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](/source/President_of_the_Republic_of_China) [Ma Ying-jeou](/source/Ma_Ying-jeou) to succeed [Joseph Wu](/source/Joseph_Wu), who had been appointed by [the previous administration](/source/Democratic_Progressive_Party).<ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/07/02/2003416290 Jason Yuan places better US ties at top of priorities] [Taipei Times](/source/Taipei_Times) Jul 02, 2008, Page 3</ref>

==See also==
*[Foreign relations of the Republic of China](/source/Foreign_relations_of_the_Republic_of_China)
*[Republic of China – United States relations](/source/Republic_of_China_%E2%80%93_United_States_relations)

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