Fredrick Chien
Chien Foo | |||||||||
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錢復 | |||||||||
Official portrait, 1997 | |||||||||
| President of Control Yuan | |||||||||
| In office 1 February 1999 – 1 February 2005 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Tso-yung | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Wang Chien-shien (2008) | ||||||||
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |||||||||
| In office 8 July 1996 – 13 January 1999 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Title Established | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Su Nan-cheng | ||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China | |||||||||
| In office 1 June 1990 – 10 June 1996 | |||||||||
| Vice | Stephen S. F. Chen | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Lien Chan | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Chiang | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development | |||||||||
| In office 22 July 1988 – 1 June 1990 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Chao Yao-tung | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Shirley Kuo | ||||||||
| Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan | |||||||||
| In office 22 July 1988 – 1 June 1990 | |||||||||
| Premier | Yu Kuo-hwa Lee Huan | ||||||||
| ROC Representative to the United States | |||||||||
| In office 19 November 1982 – 20 July 1988 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Cai Weiping | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ting Mao-shih | ||||||||
| Director-General of the Government Information Office | |||||||||
| In office 1 June 1972 – 19 May 1975 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | James Wei | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ting Mao-shih | ||||||||
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| Born | 21 March 1935 Beijing, Republic of China | ||||||||
| Political party | Kuomintang | ||||||||
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| Relatives | Robert Chien, Shu Chien (brothers) Chien Hong-ye (grandfather) | ||||||||
| Education | National Taiwan University (BA) Yale University (MA, PhD) | ||||||||
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| Allegiance | Republic of China | ||||||||
| Branch/service | Republic of China Army | ||||||||
| Years of service | 1956–1958 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 錢復 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 钱复 | ||||||||
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Chien Foo (Chinese: 錢復; born 21 March 1935), also known by his English name Fredrick Foo Chien, is a Taiwanese diplomat and politician who served as the president of the Control Yuan from 1999 to 2005. After earning his doctorate from Yale University, he assumed a series of governmental positions include Director-General of the Government Information Office from 1972 to 1975, Republic of China Representative to the United States from 1982 to 1988, Chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 1988 to 1990, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1996. He was also the Speaker of the National Assembly between 1996 and 1999.