Mark Chen

Mark Chen

Mark Chen Tang-shan (traditional Chinese: 陳唐山; simplified Chinese: 陈唐山; pinyin: Chén Tángshān; Wade–Giles: Chén Táng-shān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Tông-san), born September 16, 1935, in Tainan County (now part of Tainan City), Taiwan, is a Taiwanese politician, former Secretary-General of the Office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under ex-President Chen Shui-bian. He was also previously Foreign Minister of the ROC from 2004 to 2006 (the first Democratic Progressive Party member to occupy the position). Before returning to Taiwan, he worked for the Department of Commerce of the federal government of the United States for 19 years.