「愛台灣,我的選擇」系列第二發
「我就是在台灣找到了《靈山》的中文版,這本書的作者是第一個榮獲諾貝爾獎的華人[高行健],但中國從來沒有真正承認過這個得主。做為一個經濟官,我們大概知道優秀的合作夥伴要具備什麼特質。的確,美台之間也許有些貿易障礙,但就整個台灣經濟體系的價值觀而言,以及像美國一樣作為一個開放的民主社會,能有這樣的合作夥伴對我的工作來說是非常珍貴的。台灣政府充分響應民意,並奠基了創新創業和知識自由的基礎,就是這樣的知識自由有助於建立知識型社會及知識型經濟,台灣、美國就是很好的例子。在台灣這樣允許言論自由、反覆試驗不怕失敗的環境下,研發才得以存在並精進,相反的,沒有這些自由就沒有好的研發。派駐台灣可說是我經濟官職涯中的亮點,而且,比起其他我去過的地方,台灣人民真的非常友善,也非常尊重他人。」安恬(Dannielle Andrews)美國在台協會經濟組組長。
*安恬女士來台之前,曾擔任美國國務院法律事務局區域全球功能事務辦公室代理副助卿。她於2017年6月以優異成績畢業於美國國防大學,取得國家戰爭學院國家安全戰略碩士學位,以及資訊網路空間學院網路安全證書。安恬女士於2002年加入國務院,並曾任職於美國駐瀋陽總領事館、美國駐巴西巴西利亞大使館,以及美國駐迦納阿克拉大使館。她也曾先後於美國國務院擔任中國暨蒙古事務辦公室經濟組組長,核能風險降低中心資深觀察官,以及經濟暨商業事務局助理。在加入國務院之前,安恬女士曾於加州總體經濟研究公司擔任研究員及客戶關係主管;她也在巴西、中國和迦納積極參與志工活動。安恬女士先後取得維吉尼亞州威廉斯堡威廉與瑪麗學院學士學位,以及德州大學奧斯汀分校碩士學位。她通曉葡萄牙語、中文、俄語及西班牙語。#WhyIChoseTaiwan #愛台灣我的選擇 #RealFriendsRealProgress #美台關係 #真朋友真進展
Why I Chose Taiwan #2
“It’s here in Taiwan that I got a version of 靈山, which was written by a PRC author who the Chinese have never actually acknowledged as the first Chinese person to win a Nobel prize for literature...As an econ officer, we all kinda know who the great partners are. Yes, there are some barriers to trade between the U.S. and Taiwan, but in terms of the overall value of the economic system and to Taiwan having a society like ours, it’s invaluable to my work. Taiwan is responsive to its citizenry, which lays the foundation for entrepreneurship and intellectual freedom. Intellectual freedom is what helps build knowledge-based societies and knowledge-based economies, like Taiwan’s, like the United States’. Research and Development, exist and are perfected in places like this, not in places where you aren’t allowed to express freely what is tested, failed, tested again. I already know that this is the highlight of my economic officer career. Also, the kindness and respect for your fellow human being that I found here more than anywhere else that I’ve been when I’ve traveled around.” Dannielle Andrews, AIT’s Economic Section Chief.
Prior to her arrival in Taiwan, Ms. Andrews served as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Regional, Global, and Functional Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of Legislative Affairs. She graduated with honors in June 2017 with a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National War College and a certification in CyberSecurity from the College of Information and Cyber Space at the National Defense University.
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