James C. F. Huang

James Chih-Fang Huang (traditional Chinese: 黃志芳; simplified Chinese: 黄志芳; pinyin: Huáng Zhìfāng; Wade–Giles: Huáng Chìh-fāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Chì-phang; born September 14, 1958) is a Taiwanese diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2008.

He joined the Mainland Affairs Council in 1999, and left in 2002, when he began working directly for President Chen Shui-bian.

Huang began his tenure in the Presidential Office as a spokesman and was later promoted to deputy chief of staff.

[3] In June 2007, Huang submitted his resignation to President Chen following the severing of ties between Costa Rica and the Republic of China.

In May 2008, days before his term was to expire with the outgoing Chen administration, Huang resigned over the loss of public money equivalent to US$30 million during a controversial failed attempt to secure diplomatic ties with Papua New Guinea.