51 foreign delegations attend Lai’s inauguration ceremony

2024-05-20

The presidential inauguration was attended by 508 foreign dignitaries across 51 delegations. Eight groups were led by their nation’s head of state. The U.S. sent a delegation that included former National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also attended the ceremony, leading a separate delegation. Guests from Japan included relatives of the late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.

President Lai Ching-te, first lady Wu Mei-ju, and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim welcomed foreign dignitaries to the Presidential Office on Monday.

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. was seen greeting and congratulating Lai with both hands.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 51 delegations totaling 508 people attended the presidential inauguration. Eight delegations were led by heads of state, one by a deputy head of state, one by a foreign minister, and two by special envoys. The guests include the king of Eswatini, the president of the Marshall Islands, the president of Paraguay, and the president of Belize. Guests from the U.S. included former Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese, former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, former AIT Chair Richard Bush, AIT Chair Laura Rosenberger, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Furuya Keiji, chair of the Japan-R.O.C. Diet Members’ Consultative Council, led Japan’s delegation of 35 lawmakers from several parties. That’s Japan’s largest delegation to date, reflecting the strong bond between the two countries. Present at the ceremony were relatives of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo: widow Abe Akie and nephew Nobuchiyo Kishi.

From Europe, 12 delegations totaling 39 dignitaries attended the ceremony. Guests came from the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, and Ukraine. There were also members of the European Parliament. Their presence was a strong show of solidarity from democratic nations around the world.

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520大典拚外交賴總統與夫人吳玫如.副總統蕭美琴接見來訪外賓

2024-05-20

520正副總統就職典禮，外交部統計共有51團、508位外賓來台參加，向賴總統表達祝賀，除了我國友邦史瓦帝尼、馬紹爾群島、帛琉、巴拉圭等國總統及元首外，美國訪團包含前白宮國家經濟會議總監迪斯、前副國務卿阿米塔吉、前國務卿龐培歐，日本則是日華懇會長古屋圭司率團，而前首相安倍晉三姪子子岸信千世，也來了。

總統賴清德和夫人吳玫如、副總統蕭美琴，在府內共同接見，520訪台外賓。

友邦帛琉總統惠恕仁，雙手緊握賴清德、致上祝福。

根據外交部統計，這回共有51團、508位外賓，參加我國520總統就職典禮，總計元首團8團、副元首1團、外長團1團及特使團2團。來台祝賀的邦交國重要訪賓，包含史瓦帝尼國王、馬紹爾群島總統海妮，巴拉圭總統貝尼亞、及貝里斯總理布里仙紐等人。而美國訪團當中，包含前白宮國家經濟會議總監迪斯、前副國務卿阿米塔吉，前美國在台協會主席卜睿哲、美國在台協會主席羅森柏格，和前國務卿龐培歐，都來了。

日華懇會長古屋圭司，這回率領35位跨黨派議員來台觀禮，是史上人數最多一次，顯示台日友好，而日本前首相安倍晉三遺孀安倍昭惠以及安倍晉三姪子，眾議員岸信千世也出席。

除了友邦及美日等國之外，歐洲慶賀團也是大咖雲集，除了英、法、德、義、立陶宛、烏克蘭等國，歐洲議會也有議員前來出席，共12團39位外賓。民主盟友在重要時刻來台，要和台灣共襄盛舉，慶賀新任總統就職。

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