INTERVIEW/Departing DPP liaison in Washington reflects on decades-long service
02/21/2024 04:52 PM
After working with over ten Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairpersons, Michael J. Fonte, a Brooklyn native and the current DPP Washington Mission director, is set to retire from the position he has held since May 2013, coinciding with the end of President Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) tenure.
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