《臺灣獎學金法》TAIWAN FELLOWSHIP ACT (S. 811 and H.R. 3084)

TAIWAN FELLOWSHIP ACT (S. 811 and H.R. 3084)

The Taiwan Fellowship Act would allow 10 U.S. federal government employees each year to work with their Taiwanese counterparts in those Taiwan government offices most relevant to their home agencies after receiving one year of intensive Mandarin Chinese language training in Taiwan.  

As U.S.-Taiwan high-level exchanges are rather limited, we consider the working-level exchanges that this Act seeks to achieve extremely conducive to enhancing mutual understanding and long-term cooperation between the two countries and fully in keeping with the Taiwan Relations Act and Taiwan Travel Act. If this legislation becomes law, Taiwan would be only the second country in the world to enjoy such a cooperative partnership program with the United States.  

We are highly supportive of the Taiwan Fellowship Act and have been working with the Western Pacific Fellowship Project of Massachusetts which is the primary sponsor. We urge all members to voice support for swift conference passage and implementation of the Taiwan Fellowship Act to their Senators and Congressmen/women.  

TAIWAN FELLOWSHIP ACT (S. 811 and H.R. 3084) 《臺灣獎學金法》每年將允許十位美國公務人員來臺，在接受一年的華語密集訓練後，進入與原所屬單位最相關的臺灣政府單位，與職務相對應的臺灣公務人員一同共事。

由於臺美高層交流相對受限，我們認為此法案欲推行的「工作層面的交流」對於促進兩國相互理解及長期合作將有極大的助益。若順利通過，臺灣將躍升為全球第二個與美國簽訂此合作夥伴計畫的國家。我們也相信此法案能與 2018 年通過的《臺灣旅行法》達到絕佳的相輔相成之效。

有鑑於貴機構對《臺灣獎學金法》的高度支持，以及與《臺灣獎學金法》主要支持者「麻州西太平洋獎學金計畫」的長期合作關係，在此呼籲所有成員向各州參議員及國會議員倡議通過《臺灣獎學金法》。

Richard A. Pearson | Executive Director
Western Pacific Fellowship Project, Inc.
P.O. Box 760711 | Melrose, MA 02176
+1 202.321.0218 (Direct Phone) | pearsonra@hotmail.com
www.western-pacific.org