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	Therese Shaheen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Therese Shaheen (夏馨) was Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) from 2002 to 2004.
		Therese Shaheen was criticized by the People's Republic of China as being 'pro-Taiwan'.
		Shaheen emanated not from PRC complaints but from concerns that her statements on the sensitive U.S.-Taiwan relationship sometimes were at variance with official U.S. policy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Therese_Shaheen (344 words)

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		Shaheen resigned in a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family and that the recent completion of presidential elections in Taiwan made it an appropriate time to step down.
		Shaheen had been head of the American Institute in Taiwan, the nominally private entity that handles unofficial U.S. relations with Taiwan since the end of 2002.
		Shaheen emanated not from Chinese complaints but from concerns that her statements on the sensitive U.S.-Taiwan relationship sometimes were at variance with official U.S. policy.
	www.yangjiajiao.com.cn /text/12.htm (334 words)

	Therese Shaheen -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Therese Shaheen (夏馨) was Director of the (additional info and facts about American Institute in Taiwan) American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) from 2002 to 2004.
		Therese Shaheen was criticized by the (additional info and facts about People's Republic of China) People's Republic of China as being 'pro-Taiwan'.
		This was contentious because the results of the election were still disputed and congratulating the pro- (Freedom from control or influence of another or others) independence Chen implied siding with him, and because Shaheen apparently did not understand that in diplomatic circles written messages carry far more weight than spoken messages.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/th/therese_shaheen.htm (266 words)

	Taiwan
		Opposition lawmakers agreed that the last straw for Shaheen's resignation was her congratulation on Chen's re-election ahead of an official U.S. statement acknowledging the president's victory.
		Shaheen had earlier said that she hoped to head a delegation to attend President Chen's May 20 inauguration for a second four-year term.
		According to Ereli, Shaheen said in her resignation letter that with the conclusion of the presidential election in Taiwan, it was an appropriate time for her to step down.
	www.buzztracker.org /2004/04/10/cache/144646.html (557 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| WORLD > Taiwan appoints independence activist as new foreign minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shaheen was managing director of the Washington head office of the AIT, set up in 1979 to handle US-Taiwan ties after Washington switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing that year.
		In her resignation letter Shaheen cited family reasons for her resignation but senior State Department officials said they had expected her to quit as she had drawn intense criticism for failing to properly represent US policy on Taiwan and China.
		Shaheen notably drew fire last year for telling Taiwanese journalists that the longstanding US policy of not supporting Taiwan’s independence did not mean Washington opposed independence.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/apr/12/yehey/world/20040412wor5.html (687 words)

	The Epoch Times :: US Representative in Taiwan Quits Following Chinese Complaints
		Shaheen resigned in a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family and that the recent completion of presidential elections in Taiwan made it an appropriate time to step down.
		Shaheen had been head of the American Institute in Taiwan, the nominally private entity that handles unofficial U.S. relations with Taiwan since the end of 2002.
		Shaheen emanated not from Chinese complaints but from concerns that her statements on the sensitive U.S.-Taiwan relationship sometimes were at variance with official U.S. policy.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/4-4-9/20887.html (355 words)

	CNN.com - Top U.S. Taiwan official resigns - Apr 8, 2004
		Therese Shaheen, the Washington director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), submitted a resignation letter Wednesday to Secretary of State Colin Powell, State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said.
		According to Ereli, in the letter Shaheen "said that with the conclusion of elections in Taiwan, it was an appropriate time for her to step aside and said that she wanted to spend more time with her daughter and thanked the secretary for the opportunity to serve."
		Shaheen's resignation comes amid large protests in Taiwan over the re-election of Chen, who has been accused by the opposition of rigging the March 20 vote and staging an assassination attempt to garner a sympathy vote.
	cnn.com /2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/taiwan.resign (598 words)

	Beijing seeks ouster of envoy - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shaheen is viewed by the Chinese as pro-Taipei and publicly has said the Chinese government's claims that the U.S. opposes Taiwan's independence are inaccurate.
		Shaheen was criticized in public and private by senior Chinese leaders during the past several months as part of Beijing's diplomacy on Taiwan, which it views as a breakaway province and not a separate country.
		Shaheen told Taiwanese reporters during an interview in 2003 that the U.S. position of not supporting Taiwan independence did not mean that the United States opposes independence.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20040407-124230-1312r.htm (709 words)

	The Epoch Times :: US Representative in Taiwan Resigns
		The head of the de facto US diplomatic mission to Taiwan, Therese Shaheen, resigned after her involvement in a row over US policy toward China and the island.
		Shaheen to be removed from her post, but he said Beijing may have brought up her status in some forum.
		Shaheen was appointed chair of the American Institute in Taiwan at the end of 2002.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/4-4-8/20871.html (229 words)

	20031017
		Therese Shaheen, chairperson of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), also threw her weight behind President Chen Shui-bian's controversial plan to write a new constitution in 2006.
		Shaheen, who is in Taiwan for a five-day visit, made the remarks yesterday morning while visiting Premier Yu Shyi-kun at the Executive Yuan.
		Shaheen said she could understand why some have cast doubt on Chen's resolve in rewriting the Constitution.
	taiwantt.org.tw /taipeitimes/2003/10/20031017.htm (1606 words)

	Minister offers to quit over U.S. diplomat's exit - The Washington Times: World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Therese Shaheen, the director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), quit Wednesday amid speculation she was too pro-Taiwan at a time when the United States has tried to maintain a delicate balance in its ties with Taipei and Beijing.
		Shaheen's support in order to further domestic political goals, leading to her departure and the loss of an unusually vocal advocate for an island constantly struggling against China's diplomatic stranglehold.
		Shaheen's impending exit on Wednesday — that she was pressured out because she was a strong defender of Taiwan and clashed with pro-China AIT official Douglas Paal, the U.S. representative in Taipei.
	www.washingtontimes.com /world/20040409-101952-8341r.htm (559 words)

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		Some of Shaheen's statements and actions made Paal's mission harder, the retired diplomat says, because they were cited in Taipei as reasons why he shouldn't be listened to "as the only authoritative voice" for U.S. policy.
		Shaheen had been scheduled to call Taiwan's representative in the United States, Chen Chien-jen, with congratulations for the victor on the day of the election itself six days before.
		Shaheen possibly thought she was simply notarizing the document as an accurate summary of their conversation, to avoid later disputes over what she had said.
	www.taiwansecurity.org /News/2004/FEER-220404.htm (2176 words)

	Therese Shaheen - China-related Topics TE-TH - China-Related Topics
		Therese Shaheen (夏馨) was Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) from 2002 to 2004.
		Therese Shaheen was criticized by the People's Republic of China as being 'pro-Taiwan'.
		This was contentious because the results of the election were still disputed and congratulating the pro-Taiwan independenceindependence Chen implied siding with him, and because Shaheen apparently did not understand that in diplomatic circles written messages carry far more weight than spoken messages.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Therese_Shaheen (361 words)

	CHANGHUA COUNTY GOVERNMENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shaheen, who resigned in April 2004 from the AIT post as the top U.S. liaison officer with Taiwan in the absence of diplomatic ties, arrived in Taipei Wednesday for a weeklong private visit.
		Earlier in the day, Shaheen had a closed-door meeting with the foreign affairs minister, who said afterward that Shaheen is very supportive of Taiwan and that she promised to bring more "foreign friends" to Taiwan to help them better understand Taiwan.
		Shaheen said the deal is one of the crucial factors in Taiwan-U.S. relations.
	www.chcg.gov.tw /ENGLISH/index/06news/news01_01a.asp?eid=1077 (514 words)

	Taiwan Sub Deal Continues to Create Controversy (February 2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shaheen urged Taiwanese officials to quickly procure weapons systems that would serve as a deterrent to Chinese aggression such as submarine hunting P-3C Orion patrol aircraft, PAC-3 missile systems, command and control systems, and C4SI systems.
		From excerpts of Shaheen's speech it is impossible to determine whether she meant the entire submarine procurement was folly or whether it was simply premature to worry about whether the boats would be built in Taiwan, the United States, or elsewhere.
		Shaheen's recommendations for greater reconnaissance and defensive weaponry are important interim solutions, but a submarine flotilla that would prevent Chinese military adventures to retake the island should also be part of the long-term defense of the island.
	www.forecastinternational.com /archive/pr/0002.htm (388 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Therese Shaheen said that although the US relationship with Taiwan is improving, the special arms procurement deal is a stumbling block
		She denied, however, that the purpose of her trip to Taiwan was to lobby for the special arms deal, or that she or any of her family members had any business interests tied to the defense industry.
		Shaheen used the arms deal as an example to illustrate her point.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/taiwan/archives/2005/01/08/2003218514/print (1327 words)

	Office of the President, Republic of China
		Shaheen responded that she has much confidence in Taiwan's pursuit of freedom and democracy by the people of Taiwan, and that for the rest of the world, Taiwan is as bright as a pearl.
		Referring to the mass demonstrations against him in recent months, President Chen said it is totally acceptable to challenge the president as long as people abide by the procedures of the Constitution, adding that he applauds Taiwan's democracy and the maturity its people have shown.
		In response, Shaheen indicated that the United States democracy was also intensified after the turmoil, citing the event of the impeachment of former US President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s.
	www.president.gov.tw /en/prog/news_release/print.php?id=1105499304 (253 words)

	U.S. official resigns over differences on Taiwan - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Therese Shaheen, director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), sent a letter of resignation to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, deputy State Department spokesman Adam Ereli told reporters.
		Shaheen was pressured out because she was a strong defender of Taiwan and clashed with pro-China AIT official Douglas Paal, the U.S. representative in Taipei.
		Shaheen explained that opposing independence might influence the ultimate disposition of Taiwan and that both political parties on the island have recognized that independence is one potential outcome of the future of the island, which communist China regards as a renegade province.
	washingtontimes.com /national/20040407-111341-2784r.htm (464 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shaheen, who will be visiting in her capacity as a private citizen, was often at odds with the Bush administration and senior AIT officials in Taipei over her perceived support for Taiwan, according to a US government source.
		Shaheen is still "very much politically active with Taiwan," a local source with close ties to the US government said.
		Shaheen's resignation as AIT chairwoman on April 7 last year was a direct result of conflict with Bush administration officials over US-Taiwan policy, the US government source said.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/front/archives/2005/01/04/2003217928 (797 words)

	U.S. State Dept. on Resignation of Therese Shaheen
		During the Daily Press Briefing on April 7, 2004, U.S. State Dept. Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli confirmed the resignation of Therese Shaheen, chairwomen of American Institute in Taiwan, when a reporter asked about the Washington Times report that Beijing was pressuring the U.S. to remove her as she was considered "too friendly" towards Taiwan.
		Adam denied any connection of Beijing request and Shaheen's resignation, though he more or less confirmed some PRC officials complaining about her, though not as high as the secretary level.
		In it, she said that with the conclusion of elections in Taiwan it was an appropriate time for her to step aside and said that she wanted to spend more time with her daughter and thanked the Secretary for the opportunity to serve.
	www.talkaboutculture.com /group/alt.culture.taiwan/messages/9872.html (719 words)

	The Epoch Times :: US Representative in Taiwan Resigns
		The head of the de facto US diplomatic mission to Taiwan, Therese Shaheen, resigned after her involvement in a row over US policy toward China and the island.
		Shaheen to be removed from her post, but he said Beijing may have brought up her status in some forum.
		Shaheen was appointed chair of the American Institute in Taiwan at the end of 2002.
	en.epochtimes.com /news/4-4-8/20871.html (229 words)

	Beijing seeks ouster of envoy - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shaheen is viewed by the Chinese as pro-Taipei and publicly has said the Chinese government's claims that the U.S. opposes Taiwan's independence are inaccurate.
		Shaheen was criticized in public and private by senior Chinese leaders during the past several months as part of Beijing's diplomacy on Taiwan, which it views as a breakaway province and not a separate country.
		Shaheen told Taiwanese reporters during an interview in 2003 that the U.S. position of not supporting Taiwan independence did not mean that the United States opposes independence.
	washingtontimes.com /national/20040407-124230-1312r.htm (709 words)

	TomPaine.com - Jeb Bush's CIA?
		Shaheen is also well connected: Her husband is Larry di Rita, Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld’s chief of staff.
		Her husband, Lawrence Di Rita, is Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's chief of staff, and her former partner in US-Asia Commercial Development, Richard Lawless, was recently appointed the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asia and Pacific affairs.
		Lawless, who founded US-Asia Commercial Development with Shaheen in 1987, was previously a close confidant and business partner of President Bush's brother, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, with whom he conducted millions of dollars in real-estate and import-export business between 1989 and 1993.
	www.tompaine.com /articles/2004/11/15/jeb_bushs_cia.php (616 words)

	Former AIT Chairwoman Therese Shaheen pays private visit to ROC
		It reports that former chairwomen of the American Institute in Taiwan, Therese Shaheen, recently visited Taiwan and gave a speech titled "Why Taiwan Matters".
		Shaheen resigned from the American Institute in Taiwan in April 2004 and is currently president and chief operating officer of U.S.-Asia Commercial Development Corp., an information and communications technology firm.
		In her speech, Shaheen expressed her views on trade relations between Taiwan and China.
	www.taiwan.com.au /Polieco/Policies/NorthAmerica/20060120.html (245 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Therese Shaheen, former chairwoman of the American Institute in Taiwan, walks through CKS International Airport after arriving from South Korea for a weeklong visit yesterday.
		Shaheen arrived in Taipei yesterday for a week-long visit and is scheduled to meet President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen (陳唐山) tomorrow, officials said.
		Flying in from South Korea, Shaheen told reporters at CKS Airport that she was very happy to be in Taiwan again, and she lauded the nation's democratization.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/taiwan/archives/2005/01/06/2003218220 (708 words)

	Taiwan Must Grasp on True Defense Needs
		There was gastric distress in defense ministries in Taipei and Washington recently after Therese Shaheen, chairwoman of the congressionally chartered proto-embassy in Taipei, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), declared the Taiwan Navy’s obsessive focus on the submarine contracts is “silly.” Despite the outrage in Taipei and the raised eyebrows in Washington, Ms.
		Shaheen gave a closed-door, off-the-record symposium at The Heritage Foundation in November.
		Shaheen did, that the amount of hand-wringing expended in the debate over Taiwan’s submarines and ASW aircraft — both of which are six to 10 years away at the earliest — is silly when one considers Taiwan’s real defense priorities.
	www.heritage.org /Press/Commentary/ed120303b.cfm (1127 words)

	Channelnewsasia.com
		Chien's resignation followed that of Therese Shaheen, head of the de facto US diplomatic mission to the island, who quit earlier this week after voicing her support for Chen Shui-bian's re-election before the White House had issued an official statement.
		Chien said he had bungled the handling of Shaheen's resignation, but declined to elaborate on his move which observers said was linked to his push for Shaheen's congratulations on President Chen's March 20 re-election.
		Shaheen was managing director of the Washington head office of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).
	www.channelnewsasia.com /stories/afp_asiapacific/view/79524/1/.html (647 words)

	20030607
		Her remarks, in a rare AIT press conference, were clearly aimed to assuage Taiwan's officials, who have been concerned about Washington's seeming impatience over the past year with the Ministry of National Defense and the Legislative Yuan's indecision over purchasing the arms promised by the US.
		For several months, there have been sporadic concerns raised by American officials that Taipei is dragging its feet on arms funding and purchases because it was counting on the US to defend it against a Chinese attack.
		Shaheen pointed out that the 2001 arms package was actually ordered a year or more before that, meaning that the shopping list is now more than three years old.
	taiwantt.org.tw /taipeitimes/2003/06/20030607.htm (950 words)

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