Roger Tien-hung Luo (commonly referred to as Roger Luo, traditional Chinese: 羅添宏; simplified Chinese: 罗添宏) is a Taiwanese diplomat. He served as Taiwanese ambassador to the Solomon Islands between 2017 and 2019 and was preceded by Victor Yu.[1][2]
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![]() Roger Luo (left) presents a Taiwanese-funded SI flora catalogue to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in the final week of January 2017, in the Prime Minister's Office of the Solomon Islands. | |
Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Solomon Islands | |
Preceded by | Victor Yu |
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Biography
editAfter Luo successfully completed the special examination for diplomats in 1983, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3] He had posts in the Philippines, Swaziland, and St. Vincent.[3] He met Hsing Yun, the founder of Buddha's Light International Association, in 1999.[4] Luo was based in Busan in South Korea for six years during which he shared over 1,000 photos and 360 travel stories on his blog "Having More Fun in Korea Than Koreans" (Chinese: 比韓國人還會玩韓國).[5] He was the deputy director of the Bureau of Consular Affairs in 2014.[5]
Luo was appointed the Taiwanese ambassador to the Solomon Islands, a position he served in between January 2017 to August 2019.[3] His wife joined him when Frank Kabui, the Governor-General of Solomon Islands, received his diplomatic credentials.[6] While stationed at various locations, he took part in numerous commemorative events related to war and viewed military antiques.[7] He authored the book My Time in Solomon Islands: World War II Battleground through the eyes of an Ambassador (Chinese: 我在索羅門群島:台灣大使的美日戰場見聞錄), which was published in 2021.[8] In a book review, Citi Cui of the China Times wrote, "After the author's careful study and on-the-spot observation, this book is easy to read, allowing readers to quickly understand the combat history of the United States and Japan in the Solomon Islands during World War II."[8]
References
edit- ^ Press, PM (2017-02-23). "PM Sogavare, Ambassador Luo Laud SI-Taiwan Relationship - PM Press Office". PM Press Office. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "H.E. Mr. Roger Tien-hung Luo - Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade". Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ a b c Tu, Jumin 涂鉅旻 (2021-07-26). "前大使探索羅門二戰遺址 籲切莫錯估情勢輕啟戰端" [Ex-ambassador explores the ruins of WWII in Lomon]. Liberty Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ Wu, Xiuhua 吳秀華 (2017-04-10). "中華民國駐所羅門群島大使 參訪中天寺" [The Ambassador of the Republic of China to the Solomon Islands visited Zhongtian Temple]. Merit Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ a b Xu, Yazhu 許雅筑 (2014-10-05). "駐韓6年 他寫360篇遊記" [During his 6 years in Korea, he wrote 360 travel notes]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. A11.
- ^ "駐索羅門群島大使羅添宏呈遞到任國書" [Roger Tian-hung Luo, Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, presents his credentials]. 僑務電子報 (in Chinese). Overseas Community Affairs Council. Central News Agency. 2017-02-02. Archived from the original on 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ Wu, Yizhang 吳佲璋 (2021-07-28). "羅添宏新作《我在索羅門群島》 戰地見聞彰顯和平無價" [Roger Tian-hung Luo's new work "I'm in the Solomon Islands" shows that peace is priceless]. Youth Daily News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ a b Cui, Citi 崔慈悌 (2021-07-26). "前駐索羅門大使羅添宏出書 籲記取教訓勿輕啟戰爭" [Former Ambassador to Solomons Roger Tian-hung Luo published a book calling for learning lessons and not starting war lightly]. China Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.