The office was inaugurated on September 9, 2020, in an event held at Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (IDIA) in Taipei.

[4] Members of Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation visited Taiwan in late 2019 and early 2020 to discuss establishing official representative offices[5] for both countries in the capital cities Hargeisa and Taipei.

The two countries announced an official relationship in July 2020 with Taiwan opened its office in the capital city of Somaliland,[6] Hargeisa.

The opening ceremony first played prerecorded congratulatory video from the President of Republic of Somaliland H.E.

Amb Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud was the Representative of Somaliland to Taiwan and the Chief of Mission until 2025.