business council m i t i sh ngy x eh i type non profit industry trade promotion founded 1976 ; chicago illinois headquarters arlington virginia ; united states key people paul d. wolfowitz chairman vance coffman vice chairman senator lisa murkowski senator john d. rockefeller honorary co chairmen rupert j. hammond chambers president services information products relationship management client representation consulting slogan fostering business relations between the united states and taiwan website www.us taiwan.org the us taiwan business council traditional chinese ; pinyin m i t i sh ngy x eh i is a membership based non profit organization founded in 1976 to foster trade and business relations between the united states and taiwan . council members consist of private companies with business interests in taiwan and range in size from one person consulting firms to large multinational corporations . because the organization reflects the views and concerns of an extensive group of us businesses the council is generally considered to be one of the most influential private organizations playing a part in the unofficial relationship between the two economies . the organization is particularly well known in the defense & security community as it is the host of an annual us taiwan defense industry conference . the inaugural conference in st. petersburg florida in 2002 brought taiwan s minister of national defense to the u.s. for the first time since 1979 . contents 1 mandate 2 services 2.1 consulting 2.2 ebulletins 2.3 quarterly reports 2.4 events 2.5 relationship building 3 organizational structure 3.1 current staff 4 history 4.1 1970s 4.2 1980s 4.3 1990s 4.4 2000s 5 contact information 6 miscellaneous 7 external links mandate edit the mission of the us taiwan business council as defined in its by laws is to develop private economic commercial and financial relationships to foster investment trade and commerce between the united states and taiwan . 1 services edit the organization provides a variety of services to its members including consulting edit tactical and strategic business advice to companies looking to get established or to expand in the taiwan market . advocacy work on behalf of individual companies or on behalf of groups of members can range from dealing with market access issues and equipment sales to resolving contractual difficulties or attempting to change taiwan government policies . ebulletins edit weekly email bulletins examine recent us taiwan china business economic and political developments . issues covered include general business finance & banking defense & security semiconductors pcs intellectual property and biotechnology . quarterly reports edit quarterly publications include an in depth analysis on recent trends in a sector and contain contact information statistics and other relevant data . quarterly reports are produced on defense and security and on semiconductors . events edit conferences seminars receptions and other events are held throughout the u.s. and taiwan each year . the two largest events are the annual us taiwan defense industry conference and the taiwan china semiconductor industry conference . tang yiau ming taiwan s minister of national defense u.s. deputy secretary of defense paul wolfowitz and u.s. assistant secretary of state james kelly attended the 2002 defense industry conference in st. petersburg florida . taiwan minister of national defense chen chao min attended the 2008 defense industry conference on amelia island florida . relationship building edit the organization cultivates an extensive network of contacts and relationships within the u.s. and taiwan governments as well as within the private sector and among non government organizations with an interest in taiwan . both the united states congress and the executive branch frequently call upon the organization to express its views on the us taiwan business relationship . organizational structure edit chairman executive committee board of directors president vice president staff in functional departments current staff edit chairman paul d. wolfowitz president rupert hammond chambers vice president lotta danielsson history edit 1970s edit in 1976 david m. kennedy formed the organization in chicago illinois as the usa roc economic council . for the next 14 years he served as chairman of the organization and helped guide its development . william morell was elected president the same year . the organization quickly got involved with the commercial and political spheres in both the united states and taiwan and it played an important role in the drafting and passing of the taiwan relations act tra in 1979 the legislation that guides us taiwan relations in lieu of official diplomatic recognition . 1980s edit the 1980s brought the council an expanded membership base and deeper ties with business and political leaders in taiwan . since u.s. diplomatic recognition had been transferred from taipei to beijing the council took on greater importance as it continued to work towards strengthening trade and communications with taiwan on behalf of american companies . 1990s edit in 1990 caspar weinberger cap succeeded david kennedy as chairman of the organization and david laux was elected to take the place of outgoing president william morell . the change in leadership also brought with it a change in venue as the council relocated its office from chicago to washington d.c. in 1991 the council formed its chairman s circle a group of member companies with heavily vested business interests in taiwan . in 1995 dan tellep was elected chairman as caspar weinberger rotated out of the post . soon afterwards the usa roc economic council changed its name to the us roc taiwan business council . william p. clark was elected chairman in january 1997 . later that year senators frank h. murkowski of alaska and john d. rockefeller iv of west virginia became honorary co chairmen . the council also moved once more to arlington virginia to share a floor with the american institute in taiwan ait the entity that under contract to the u.s. state department manages america s unofficial relationship with the island . frank c. carlucci replaced william clark as chairman of the organization in 1999 . 2000s edit in 2000 david laux stepped down and rupert hammond chambers was elected as the youngest ever president . in 2001 the name of the organization was again changed to us taiwan business council . in 2003 william cohen was elected as chairman and senator conrad burns of montana took the place of frank murkowski as honorary co chairman . in 2005 the council gained new leadership with the election of senator william brock to the chairmanship and vance d. coffman to the position of vice chairman . in 2007 senator lisa murkowski of alaska took over the honorary co chairman seat vacated by conrad burns . in 2008 paul d. wolfowitz joined the council as its chairman succeeding bill brock . contact information edit 1700 north moore street suite 1703 arlington virginia 22209 usa phone 703 465 2930 fax 703 465 2937 email council at us taiwan.org miscellaneous edit the council is incorporated in the district of columbia and is designated by the internal revenue service as a tax exempt organization under section 501 c 6 of the internal revenue code . the council s sister organization in taiwan is the roc usa business council . during the 1980s and 1990s the two organizations co hosted conferences called annual joint business conferences which were held on alternate years in either taiwan or the us . the conferences served as opportunities for high level bilateral dialogue and often brought united states cabinet officers to taiwan . this tradition ended in 2004 . external links edit official site us taiwan defense industry conference articles about the first defense industry conference taiwan china semiconductor outlook conference roc usa business council v t e economy of taiwan 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