Netherlands Office Taipei

The Netherlands Office Taipei represents interests of the Netherlands in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy.

The representative office was established in 1981 as the Netherlands Council for Trade Promotion, later Netherlands Trade and Investment Office, a private foundation, but dependent on the Ministry of Economic Affairs for 70 per cent of its funding.

[1] In April 2020, it was renamed to Netherlands Office Taipei.

[4] The Office is headed by the Representative, Guido Tielman, who was appointed in August 2020.

[2] The office is accessible within walking distance south of Taipei City Hall Station of Taipei Metro.