Taiwan names new envoys to various countries

Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan has named new representatives to Nigeria, Jordan and Colombia, amid a foreign affairs personnel reshuffle, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced on Friday.


MOFA's Department of West Asian and African Affairs Counselor Yang Wen-sheng  was named Taiwan's new representative to Nigeria.

Counselor Mai Jui-ming of the Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, will take over from Yang Syin-yi  as Taiwan's representative to Jordan.

Yang will be called back to Taiwan.

Taiwan's representative to Colombia Yeh De-guey  will also be called back, while MOFA's Department of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Deputy Director General Han Chih-cheng  will take over the position.

Meanwhile, Peter Tsai, who became MOFA's secretary-general in May last year, will retire in July, and his post will be succeeded by James Lee , Taiwan's deputy representative to the United States.