Wu Jau-shieh
吳釗燮
Wu in 2026
15th & 19thSecretary-General of the National Security Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2024
President	Lai Ching-te
Deputy	See list Lin Fei-fan Hsu Szu-chien Liu Te-chin Vincent Chao Lii Wen
Preceded by	Wellington Koo
In office 20 May 2016 – 22 May 2017
President	Tsai Ing-wen
Deputy	See list Chen Chun-lin York Chen
Preceded by	Kao Hua-chu
Succeeded by	Yen Teh-fa
27thMinister of Foreign Affairs
In office 26 February 2018 – 20 May 2024
Prime Minister	Lai Ching-te Su Tseng-Chang Chen Chien-jen
Deputy	Deputy Minister Hou Ching-shan, Kelly Hsieh Hsu Szu-chien, Tseng Hou-jen, Tien Chung-kwang Vice Minister José María Liu, Miguel Tsao
Preceded by	David Lee
Succeeded by	Lin Chia-lung
34thSecretary-General to the President
In office 22 May 2017 – 26 February 2018
President	Tsai Ing-wen
Deputy	Liu Chien-sin Yao Jen-to
Preceded by	Liu Chien-sin (acting)
Succeeded by	Liu Chien-sin (acting)
20thSecretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office 28 May 2014 – 24 May 2016
Chairwomen	Tsai Ing-wen
Preceded by	Lin Hsi-yao
Succeeded by	Hung Yao-fu
10thAmbassador of Taiwan to the United States
In office 10 April 2007 – 26 July 2008
President	Chen Shui-bian Ma Ying-jeou
Preceded by	David Lee
Succeeded by	Jason Yuan
7thMinister of the Mainland Affairs Council
In office 20 May 2004 – 10 April 2007
Prime Minister	Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang
Preceded by	Tsai Ing-wen
Succeeded by	Chen Ming-tong
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-31)October 31, 1954 (age 71) Dacheng,Changhua County,Taiwan
Party	Democratic Progressive Party (since 2002)
Education	National Chengchi University (BA) University of Missouri (MA) Ohio State University (PhD)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	吳釗燮
Simplified Chinese	呉钊燮
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Zhāoxiè Gwoyeu Romatzyh Wu Jaushieh Wade–Giles Wú Chāo-hsièh Tongyong Pinyin Wú Jhaosiè Yale Romanization Wú Jāusyè IPA [tɕjàŋ tʰǐŋfǔ] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ng4 Ciu1-sit8 Southern Min HokkienPOJ Ngô͘ Chiau-siat

Wu Jau-shieh^[1] (Chinese:吳釗燮;pinyin:Wú Zhāoxiè;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Ngô͘ Chiau-siat; born October 31, 1954), also known by his English nameJoseph Wu, is a Taiwanesepolitical scientist and diplomat currently serving assecretary-general of the National Security Council since 2024. He was formerly theforeign minister from 2018 to 2024 and secretary-general to the presidential office ofTsai Ing-wen from 2017 to 2018.

After earning his doctorate fromOhio State University, Wu became a political science professor. From 2007 to 2008, he was Chief Representative of Taiwan to the United States as the head of theTaipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington, D.C., having been appointed to that position by PresidentChen Shui-bian to succeed his predecessor,David Lee, who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. On February 26, 2018, he succeeded Lee in that role as well.^[2]

Wu was born inChanghua on October 31, 1954. After graduating fromTaichung Municipal First Senior High School, Wu studiedpolitical science atNational Chengchi University and graduated with aBachelor of Arts (B.A.) in 1978. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, where he earned aMaster of Arts (M.A.) in political science from theUniversity of Missouri in 1982 and hisPh.D. in political science fromOhio State University (OSU) in 1989 with a specialization incomparative politics andinternational relations.^[3]

As a graduate student at OSU, Wu worked as a staff researcher at the university's political research laboratory from 1984 to 1988 and as ateaching associate from 1988 to 1989. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Toward another miracle? Impetuses and obstacles in Taiwan's democratization." His doctoral advisors were professors Bradley Richardson, Richard Gunther, andChang Hao.^[3]

After receiving his doctorate, Wu was a faculty member in the political science department atOhio State University and was deputy director of the Institute ofInternational Relations ofNational Chengchi University in Taiwan.^{[citation needed]}

Formerly the Deputy Secretary General of the Presidential Office for PresidentChen Shui-bian, Wu was appointed the minister of theMainland Affairs Council, the body charged with coordinating relations withmainland China (the People's Republic of China), by Chen in May 2004.^[4]

His appointment as minister of the Mainland Affairs Council proved somewhat controversial due to his reputation as a supporter ofTaiwan independence, especially in light of the simultaneous appointment asforeign minister of former independence activistMark Chen. His tenure as head of TECRO lasted one year and three months.^[5]

In May 2016, Wu joinedTsai Ing-wen's administration as Secretary-General of theNational Security Council. Following a brief tenure asSecretary-General to the President from May 2017 to February 2018, he transitioned to theLai cabinet asMinister of Foreign Affairs. He held this post for six years until the end of thePresidency of Tsai Ing-wen in 2024. With the start of thePresidency of Lai Ching-te in May 2024, he returned to his role as Secretary-General of theNational Security Council.

On April 11, 2013, theROC Cabinet approved a bill to establish aStraits Exchange Foundation (SEF) branch office inmainland China and anAssociation for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) office inTaiwan. Wu - who was once the ROC Minister ofMainland Affairs Council - said that for the ARATS office to be established in Taiwan, it would need to have three prerequisites: the office should never evolve to become like thePRC Liaison Office in Hong Kong; the office's mandate must be clearly defined; and the officers must adhere to international diplomatic regulations.^[6]

In May 2021, he became the first person listed on the “diehard supporters ofTaiwan independence” blacklist proposed by the Chinese government.^[7]

On November 5, 2021, Wu was sanctioned by theTaiwan Affairs Office of the People's Republic of China as a "diehard "Taiwan independence" separatist" for "fanning up hostility across the Taiwan Strait and maliciously smearing the mainland".^[8]

• 2024Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon^[9]

• Defending Taiwan by Defending Ukraine,Foreign Affairs, May 9, 2024^[10]
• Strong US-Taiwanese ties needed to counter rising Chinese influence in the Pacific,The Hill, October 9, 2019 (co-authored withCory Gardner)^[11]

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