# Event Details - **Event Name**: Instant Issues: Charles Liao on US-Taiwan Relations - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Charles Liao, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston will speak on US-Taiwan RelationsAbout this EventThe World Affairs Council will present, Mr. Charles Liao, Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston, at an Instant Issues event at noon on Thursday, May 21 in the 9th Floor Gallery, 1350 Main Street in downtown Springfield.Prior to assuming his current position in 2023, Mr. Liao was Deputy Secretary-General of the Taiwan Council for U.S. Affairs, seconded to Foreign Minister’s Office. From 2014 to 2020, Mr. Liao served in Washington, D.C. as First Secretary and then Deputy Director at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States. He was Section Chief in the Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2013. From 2004 to 2010, Mr. Liao served as Senior Consular Officer at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles.For those who purchase a meal, box lunches with a choice of sandwich--turkey, tuna, roast beef, vegetarian--will be available (first come, first served). Lunches also include deli salad, a cookie, chips, and soda or water. (Attendees may bring their own lunch or choose not to eat.)Registration deadline for a lunch provided is Monday, May 16.The Instant Issues series is generously sponsored by Wilbraham & Monson Academy & Sir SpeedyMedia Sponsor: The RepublicanSpecial thanks to NAI PlotkinThe World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts is a nonpartisan educational organization dedicated to fostering civil discourse on international events and foreign policy. 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