page_title: List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan
section_title: Americas
hierarchical_section_title: List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan / Americas
caption_attribution_description: 中文（繁體）‎: 位於華盛頓威斯康辛大道的台灣駐美代表處。
context_page_description: The diplomatic missions of Taiwan include embassies and representative offices. Due to its unique political status, the Republic of China only maintains a handful of full-fledged diplomatic missions abroad. Notably, the Republic of China is one of the few countries in the world that has resident embassies in all of the countries with which it has diplomatic relations.
  In countries with which the ROC does not have diplomatic relations, semi-official intermediary bodies, whose heads are nonetheless appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, are maintained for routine matters that would otherwise be handled by embassies or consulates, such as passport and visa issuance, public affairs, economic, cultural, and educational cooperation, etc. These offices are usually titled "Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office" or "Taipei Representative Office". Owing to the One-China policy practised by the international community, no countries allow semi-official Taiwanese missions to operate under the country's official name. In turn, many countries maintain missions in Taipei, such as the American Institute in Taiwan, which function as de facto embassies.
caption: Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States in Washington, D.C.
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