taiwan international school的八卦，YOUTUBE和Yahoo名人娛樂都在討論

✨歡迎歡迎！蘇戴娜就任美國在台協會文化新聞組組長✨

蘇戴娜（Diane Sovereign）就任美國在台協會文化新聞組組長。蘇戴娜於2002年加入美國國務院，並先後擔任美國駐亞洲、歐洲和美洲的外交官。她曾擔任位於布魯塞爾的美國駐北大西洋公約組織使團政治官、美國駐伊拉克摩蘇爾文化新聞組組長、美國駐中國北京舊大使館領事官和政治官、美國駐中國北京新大使館副發言人、美國駐武漢總領事館總領事、美國駐渥太華大使館文化官、美國駐布宜諾斯艾利斯大使館發言人。在進入政府部門之前，她曾在洛杉磯和舊金山的國內法律師事務所擔任7年的公司法律師。

蘇戴娜出生於日本，在加州接受教育，並取得波莫納學院國際關係學士學位，以及加州大學哈斯汀法學院的法律博士學位，2019年蘇組長取得美國國防大學艾森豪學院之國家戰爭學院的碩士學位。蘇戴娜通曉中文、西班牙文和法文，她和她的女兒在2020年夏天從華盛頓特區抵達台北。

✨Diane Sovereign Assumes Duties as AIT’s Public Affairs Officer✨

Diane Sovereign is currently head of Public Affairs at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). She joined the United States Department of State in 2002, and has served as a diplomat in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Prior positions include: USNATO in Brussels as a Political Officer; in Mosul, Iraq as the Public Affairs Officer; at the “old” Embassy in Beijing, China as a Consular and Political Officer; at the “new” Embassy in Beijing as the Deputy Spokesperson; at the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan, China as the Consul General; at Embassy Ottawa as the Cultural Affairs Officer, and at Embassy Buenos Aires as the Press Attaché. Prior to government service, she spent 7 years as a corporate lawyer in the Los Angeles and San Francisco offices of a national law firm, practicing labor and employment law.

Born in Japan, she was educated in California, receiving her B.A. in International Relations from Pomona College and her J.D. from UC Hastings College of the Law. In 2019, Diane obtained a Master’s Degree in National Security from the U.S. National War College, Eisenhower School. Diane speaks Chinese, Spanish, and French. She and her daughter arrived in Taipei from Washington D.C. in the summer of 2020.

「愛台灣，我的選擇」系列第三發💞

💟「我在大學選修華語時，有一本課本就叫做「今日台灣」，但我第一次真正到台灣是來上美國國務院的華語課程。大家都喜歡來台灣學華語，但我想要看得更多，做得更多，所以我後來選擇派駐台灣，擔任經濟組的副組長。經濟組的工作著重於建立美台的經濟關係，這個經濟關係涵蓋各種正在改變世界未來樣貌的領域。我們致力於公衛、資安、數位經濟等議題，並探究如何在印太區域及更廣泛的區域，確保安全的技術，並建立安全的供應鏈。台灣人才輩出，讓我深受啟發，台灣人民就是台灣最大的財富；人才對經濟也非常重要，經濟要能蓬勃發展需要有才華、有創意的人才，而台灣就有這樣的人力資源。我曾經在投資銀行、國際開發和財金等產業工作過，所以我很希望能以我對金融業發展的觀察，協助台灣和美國的新創公司獲得創投資金，進而改變後代與數位科技互動的模式。除了專業上的興趣之外，我也熱愛大自然，我認為人類應該要與大自然有所連結，而台灣就有這樣的自然環境。我一直以來都很想觀察野鳥，但我早上常常爬不起來，可是在台灣就不必早起了，因為每天都有各式各樣美麗的鳥兒飛到我陽明山上家裡的後院！」

⭐️邵藹帝女士是名資深美國外交官，目前擔任美國在台協會經濟組副組長。在此之前，邵藹帝女士曾於美國駐上海總領事館負責推動美國經濟政策，並曾於華府任職於美國國務院的南亞及中亞事務局，以及美國駐科威特大使館。在擔任外交官之前，邵藹帝女士曾於香港及紐約的投資銀行任職，她也曾於世界銀行在印度的國際金融公司擔任顧問。邵藹帝女士先後於美國約翰霍普金斯大學取得學士學位及高級國際研究學院碩士學位。她來自伊利諾州，通曉中文、阿拉伯語及印度語。

Why I Chose Taiwan #3

💟"When I started studying Chinese as an undergrad, we had a whole book on Taiwan Today. The first time I actually came to Taiwan was studying Chinese with the State Department. Everybody loves coming here for language, but I wanted to see and do more. That’s what brought me back this time around, as the Deputy Director of the Economic Section. We focus on building up the U.S.-Taiwan economic relationship, which spans across so many different areas that I think are changing the future shape of the world. We are focused on health, cyber issues, digital economy, how do we ensure that technologies are secure, how do we build secure supply chains throughout the Indo-Pacific, and more. Taiwan has such talented people, and so that really inspires me. Taiwan’s people are its greatest asset. For the economy, you really need talented, creative people, and they are here in Taiwan. I have a very eclectic background in investment banking, international development, finance, and so how do I tap into the way I’ve seen financial industries develop to help Taiwan and the U.S. now get venture capital funding for future startups that are really going to change the way that our kids interact with the digital world? Aside from my professional interest in Taiwan, I love nature, I think it’s really important that humans have a connection with nature, and Taiwan provides that. I’ve always wanted to be a bird-watcher but I’m not good at waking up early in the morning to go out looking for birds. But here I don’t need to, because there are always all different kinds of beautiful birds that come to my own back yard in Yangmingshan!"

⭐️Arati Shroff is a career U.S. diplomat and is currently the Deputy Economic Chief at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) in Taipei. In her previous overseas assignment, Arati advanced U.S. economic policy at U.S. Consulate Shanghai. She has also served in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asia in Washington D.C., at U.S. Embassy Kuwait. Prior to her diplomatic career, Arati worked in investment banking in Hong Kong and New York. She was previously a consultant with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation in India. Arati earned a B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University and an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Originally from the state of Illinois, Arati speaks Chinese, Arabic, and Hindi.

#抗疫英雄美國經驗系列一：陳建仁 Chen Chien-Jen博士

美台雙邊學術與專業交流的歷史源遠流長，而 #台灣模式 的防疫成效在國際上有目共睹，受到各方肯定與讚賞。但你知道許多台灣的抗疫英雄都曾赴美求學、進行交換計畫或專業交流嗎？我們很榮幸美國經驗能為台灣各領域的領導者帶來啟發，一起與我們向這些關鍵的台灣抗疫英雄致敬，並深入了解美國經驗對他們的影響。

今天是我們的系列一，作伙來看看 #抗疫英雄 大仁哥的美國經驗吧！

#抗疫英雄 #陳建仁 博士

• 中央研究院基因體研究中心特聘研究員(現職)、副總統(2016-2020) 、中央研究院副院長(2011-2015) 、衛生署署長(2003-2005)

• 抗疫經驗：國際知名流行病學與公共衛生學者。2003年SARS期間，陳建仁出任衛生署署長，帶領台灣走過 SARS 風暴。COVID-19期間，陳建仁運用影響力與學術專長，提供重要的防疫策略建議與方向。

• 美國經驗：美國國家科學院海外院士(2017) 、美國國家衛生研究院Fogarty國際研究獎(1989) 、美國約翰霍普金斯大學流行病學博士(1982)

• 經驗談：「因為過去在美國約翰霍普金斯大學攻讀流行病學博士學位的緣故，個人與美國之間有深厚聯結，這深深影響我的職業生涯。台灣還有許多公衛官員和專家也都曾在美國受訓或求學，台美衛生機構與專家間長期以來的密切關係，形成了台美關係的重要一環。」--- 陳建仁，2020年5月，美國胡佛研究所視訊對談。

The United States and Taiwan have long history of professional and academic exchanges. As we continue to admire the success of the #TaiwanModel of #COVID-19 prevention, we are proud of the role that U.S. exchange, education, and professional experience has played in preparing Taiwan’s leaders, or as we call them #COVID19Heros. Join us as we introduce key figures in the #TaiwanModel and explore their U.S. experience.

#COVID19Hero Series #1 : Chen Chien-Jen

• Career highlights: Distinguished Research Fellow of Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica (2020); Former Vice President (2016-2020); Former Vice President of Academia Sinica (2011-2015); Minister, Department of Health (2003-2005)

• Role in combatting COVID-19: Chen Chien-Jen is an expert in public health and epidemiology. He also served as Minister of Health during the SARS outbreak in 2003. He has applied that crucial experience to combatting COVID-19.

• U.S. Experience: Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences, USA (2017); Fogarty International Research Fellowship, U.S. National Institute of Health (1989); Sc.D., Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University (1982)

• In his own words: “Having spent several years at Johns Hopkins University pursuing my Doctor of Science in Epidemiology, I have a deep and personal connection to the United States that has profoundly influenced my professional career. In Taiwan, many public health officials and experts trained or studied in the United States. The close bonds that Taiwan and U.S. health agencies and experts have long enjoyed are an important element in the Taiwan-U.S. relationship.”---Chen Chien-Jen, “Taiwan and the COVID-19 Pandemic” webinar, May, 2020, Hoover Institution

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Jessie Chung is an international recording artist and actress based in Australia, currently under the management of Future Entertainment & Music Group. She is the only Malaysian artist who has stormed foreign charts, including the prestigious Taiwan 5 Music International Chart, and the I Radio Top Hits Chart. True to her multitalented status, she is also a doctor of medicine in oncology, naturopathic doctor (US), certified nutritional consultant (US), homeopathic doctor, certified iridologist, biotech researcher, accomplished entrepreneur, author, martial arts coach, and philanthropist from Malaysia. Besides holding a doctor of medicine degree (M.D.) in Clinical Chinese and Western Integrative Medicine—Oncology from Guangzhou University of TCM, China, she also possesses a MBA from The University of South Australia and a BSc. in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Oriental Medical Institute, Hawaii, USA. In recent years, she was the only naturopathic oncologist selected as one of the Hummingbird Cancer Centre leading members to head their natural therapy department.
Her passion for music was evident at a young age as she racked up numerous singing competition awards. In junior high school, Jessie was the only youth representative in the entire district selected to sing at the National Day Celebration. She then proceeded to perform on many TV programmes in subsequent years. Her high school years in Canada was highlighted by her participation in an international talent contest held by TVB, and she successfully entered into the finals at the ripe age of sixteen. Besides singing, Jessie also has a gift for musical instruments, passing grade 8 organ at a young age with distinction, under the examination of Japanese auditors.
After her studies, she devoted herself into the entertainment industry and charity; so far, she has released eight albums and starred in three feature films. In 2013, she took on lead actress in the Chinese film Faces and Malaysian film Unchanging Love. She also appeared in the 2014 film Kungfu Taboo.
She is known for her ebullient and enigmatic concert performances in countries all around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, and Malaysia. With experience in dozens of concerts in five different languages, Jessie yielded huge responses from fans around the world during her 2015 Love Unity Concert, leaving barely any space in the arena. Building on her success from the previous year, she proceeded to perform in the Jessie Chung Exquisite Chinese Orchestra Concert in 2016, selling out all ten performances. Besides touring and performing in concerts, she has also starred in several stage plays, tackling lead roles in Malaysia, Singapore and Canada. Her recent stage production Moonlight was also well received by the visual arts community, and the organizer has brought Moonlight to numerous locations around the country.
By now, she has released six Chinese albums and two English albums. Her single Love in You was selected as the theme song for the Korean TV series My Secret Garden in Taiwan, whereas her album of the same name topped Malaysia’s aiFM Top Hits Chart, staying at number 1 for many consecutive weeks. In China, her album Loving You charted among the top 10. Her recent album Tearless Sky rose to 4th place on the I Radio Top Hits Chart and 6th place on the Pop Radio Top Ten Music Chart just within two weeks of initial release in Taiwan. The album was well received by the public and has received appraisal from music journalists. She has appeared on numerous TV shows in Taiwan, and her album was strongly recommended by the TV hosts of the programmes, one of them being Kevin Tsai (Cai Kang Yong), in his legendary TV show Kangsi Coming. Exhibiting a strong presence on TV shows, Jessie has recently been invited to host TV shows in both China and Australia.
Besides, she authored Stay Away from Cancer, Stay Away from Diseases, and the Jessie Diary series, informing the world with her medical experiences while also giving them a peek into her soul. She has authored more than ten literary and medical works to date, most of them in English and Chinese, with translations in Malay.
As an accomplished martial arts practitioner, Jessie has successfully achieved the 5th Duan of Chinese Wushu Duanwei; she is also a certified Wushu coach, referee, and instructor. She has won a total of 12 gold medals and 5 silver medals in various international Wushu competitions.
Jessie has been honoured with countless awards received from various ministers of Malaysia for her achievements, particularly two awards from the prime ministers of Malaysia.

Follow Jessie Chung on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessiechung.official
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessiechung.offical
www.jessiechung.com

Jessie Chung is an international recording artist and actress based in Australia, currently under the management of Future Entertainment & Music Group. She is the only Malaysian artist who has stormed foreign charts, including the prestigious Taiwan 5 Music International Chart, and the I Radio Top Hits Chart. True to her multitalented status, she is also a doctor of medicine in oncology, naturopathic doctor (US), certified nutritional consultant (US), homeopathic doctor, certified iridologist, biotech researcher, accomplished entrepreneur, author, martial arts coach, and philanthropist from Malaysia. Besides holding a doctor of medicine degree (M.D.) in Clinical Chinese and Western Integrative Medicine—Oncology from Guangzhou University of TCM, China, she also possesses a MBA from The University of South Australia and a BSc. in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Oriental Medical Institute, Hawaii, USA. In recent years, she was the only naturopathic oncologist selected as one of the Hummingbird Cancer Centre leading members to head their natural therapy department.

Her passion for music was evident at a young age as she racked up numerous singing competition awards. In junior high school, Jessie was the only youth representative in the entire district selected to sing at the National Day Celebration. She then proceeded to perform on many TV programmes in subsequent years. Her high school years in Canada was highlighted by her participation in an international talent contest held by TVB, and she successfully entered into the finals at the ripe age of sixteen. Besides singing, Jessie also has a gift for musical instruments, passing grade 8 organ at a young age with distinction, under the examination of Japanese auditors.

After her studies, she devoted herself into the entertainment industry and charity; so far, she has released eight albums and starred in three feature films. In 2013, she took on lead actress in the Chinese film Faces and Malaysian film Unchanging Love. She also appeared in the 2014 film Kungfu Taboo.

She is known for her ebullient and enigmatic concert performances in countries all around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, and Malaysia. With experience in dozens of concerts in five different languages, Jessie yielded huge responses from fans around the world during her 2015 Love Unity Concert, leaving barely any space in the arena. Building on her success from the previous year, she proceeded to perform in the Jessie Chung Exquisite Chinese Orchestra Concert in 2016, selling out all ten performances. Besides touring and performing in concerts, she has also starred in several stage plays, tackling lead roles in Malaysia, Singapore and Canada. Her recent stage production Moonlight was also well received by the visual arts community, and the organizer has brought Moonlight to numerous locations around the country.
By now, she has released six Chinese albums and two English albums. Her single Love in You was selected as the theme song for the Korean TV series My Secret Garden in Taiwan, whereas her album of the same name topped Malaysia’s aiFM Top Hits Chart, staying at number 1 for many consecutive weeks. In China, her album Loving You charted among the top 10. Her recent album Tearless Sky rose to 4th place on the I Radio Top Hits Chart and 6th place on the Pop Radio Top Ten Music Chart just within two weeks of initial release in Taiwan. The album was well received by the public and has received appraisal from music journalists. She has appeared on numerous TV shows in Taiwan, and her album was strongly recommended by the TV hosts of the programmes, one of them being Kevin Tsai (Cai Kang Yong), in his legendary TV show Kangsi Coming. Exhibiting a strong presence on TV shows, Jessie has recently been invited to host TV shows in both China and Australia.

As an accomplished martial arts practitioner, Jessie has successfully achieved the 5th Duan of Chinese Wushu Duanwei; she is also a certified Wushu coach, referee, and instructor. She has won a total of 12 gold medals and 5 silver medals in various international Wushu competitions.

Jessie has been honoured with countless awards received from various ministers of Malaysia for her achievements, particularly two awards from the prime ministers of Malaysia.

Follow Jessie Chung on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessiechung.official
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessiechung.offical
www.jessiechung.com

Jessie Chung is an international recording artist and actress based in Australia, currently under the management of Future Entertainment & Music Group. She is the only Malaysian artist who has stormed foreign charts, including the prestigious Taiwan 5 Music International Chart, and the I Radio Top Hits Chart. True to her multitalented status, she is also a doctor of medicine in oncology, naturopathic doctor (US), certified nutritional consultant (US), homeopathic doctor, certified iridologist, biotech researcher, accomplished entrepreneur, author, martial arts coach, and philanthropist from Malaysia. Besides holding a doctor of medicine degree (M.D.) in Clinical Chinese and Western Integrative Medicine—Oncology from Guangzhou University of TCM, China, she also possesses a MBA from The University of South Australia and a BSc. in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Oriental Medical Institute, Hawaii, USA. In recent years, she was the only naturopathic oncologist selected as one of the Hummingbird Cancer Centre leading members to head their natural therapy department.
Her passion for music was evident at a young age as she racked up numerous singing competition awards. In junior high school, Jessie was the only youth representative in the entire district selected to sing at the National Day Celebration. She then proceeded to perform on many TV programmes in subsequent years. Her high school years in Canada was highlighted by her participation in an international talent contest held by TVB, and she successfully entered into the finals at the ripe age of sixteen. Besides singing, Jessie also has a gift for musical instruments, passing grade 8 organ at a young age with distinction, under the examination of Japanese auditors.
After her studies, she devoted herself into the entertainment industry and charity; so far, she has released eight albums and starred in three feature films. In 2013, she took on lead actress in the Chinese film Faces and Malaysian film Unchanging Love. She also appeared in the 2014 film Kungfu Taboo.
She is known for her ebullient and enigmatic concert performances in countries all around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, and Malaysia. With experience in dozens of concerts in five different languages, Jessie yielded huge responses from fans around the world during her 2015 Love Unity Concert, leaving barely any space in the arena. Building on her success from the previous year, she proceeded to perform in the Jessie Chung Exquisite Chinese Orchestra Concert in 2016, selling out all ten performances. Besides touring and performing in concerts, she has also starred in several stage plays, tackling lead roles in Malaysia, Singapore and Canada. Her recent stage production Moonlight was also well received by the visual arts community, and the organizer has brought Moonlight to numerous locations around the country.
By now, she has released six Chinese albums and two English albums. Her single Love in You was selected as the theme song for the Korean TV series My Secret Garden in Taiwan, whereas her album of the same name topped Malaysia’s aiFM Top Hits Chart, staying at number 1 for many consecutive weeks. In China, her album Loving You charted among the top 10. Her recent album Tearless Sky rose to 4th place on the I Radio Top Hits Chart and 6th place on the Pop Radio Top Ten Music Chart just within two weeks of initial release in Taiwan. The album was well received by the public and has received appraisal from music journalists. She has appeared on numerous TV shows in Taiwan, and her album was strongly recommended by the TV hosts of the programmes, one of them being Kevin Tsai (Cai Kang Yong), in his legendary TV show Kangsi Coming. Exhibiting a strong presence on TV shows, Jessie has recently been invited to host TV shows in both China and Australia.
Besides, she authored Stay Away from Cancer, Stay Away from Diseases, and the Jessie Diary series, informing the world with her medical experiences while also giving them a peek into her soul. She has authored more than ten literary and medical works to date, most of them in English and Chinese, with translations in Malay.
As an accomplished martial arts practitioner, Jessie has successfully achieved the 5th Duan of Chinese Wushu Duanwei; she is also a certified Wushu coach, referee, and instructor. She has won a total of 12 gold medals and 5 silver medals in various international Wushu competitions.
Jessie has been honoured with countless awards received from various ministers of Malaysia for her achievements, particularly two awards from the prime ministers of Malaysia.