Liu Chih-kung

Liu Chih-kung is a Taiwanese political scientist and diplomat.

Education Liu graduated from National Chengchi University with a bachelor's degree in diplomacy in 1972 and a master's degree in political science in 1975, writing his master's thesis (季辛吉外交理論及實際：世界穩定秩序建立之探討) on American statesman Henry Kissinger. He then earned his Ph.D. in political science from the university in 1983. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "The Republic of China in the United Nations General Assembly" (中華民國在聯合國大會的參與 : 著重分析國際環境變遷對參與行為之影響).

Career Liu was Taiwanese representative to Mongolia until 2008, when he was moved to the Czech Republic. By May 2010, Liu became the deputy secretary-general of the National Security Council. In 2012, Liu was named representative of the Republic of China to Canada. He was the ROC representative to the United Kingdom from July 2014 to May 2016.