Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco
駐舊金山臺北經濟文化辦事處

345 4th Street where the office is located
Agency overview
Formed	1 March 1979 (as the San Francisco Office of the Coordination Council for North American Affairs)
Headquarters	345 4th Street, San Francisco, California
Agency executive	David C.H. Wu, Director-General[1]
Website	Official website

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco (TECO-San Francisco,Chinese:駐舊金山臺北經濟文化辦事處;pinyin:Zhù Jiùjīnshān Táiběi jīngjì wénhuà bànshì chǔ) represents the interests ofTaiwan in the western United States, functioning as a de facto consulate. The mission is located in theSoMa in San Francisco. It also oversees Cultural Centers inChinatown, San Francisco andMilpitas, California. The mission servesNorthern California,Nevada andUtah.^[2][3]

Following the signing of theJoint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China which resulted in the United States terminating diplomatic relations with theRepublic of China, theConsulate General of the Republic of China in San Francisco was closed on 28 February 1979. On 1 March 1979, theCoordination Council for North American Affairs of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China established theSan Francisco Office of the Coordination Council for North American Affairs. It was finally renamed theTaipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco on 10 October 1996.^[4][5]

Since August 2020, the office is headed by a director-general, currently Ming-Chi Scott Lai, who previously served as director-general of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office inBoston.^[6]

In 2023, Taiwan purchased a brand new seven-story building at 345 4th Street for $52.8 million.^[7] After renovations had completed on 17 October 2024, the office with its consular, economic, education and tourism division were all relocated to the fully owned, brand new building.^[8]

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