The Taipei Commercial and Cultural Office in Argentina (; Spanish: Oficina Comercial y Cultural de Taipei en Argentina) represents the interests of Taiwan in Argentina in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, functioning as a de facto embassy. It is located on Avenida de Mayo in Buenos Aires.
The office is headed by a Representative; since February 2023 this has been Florencia Miao-hung Hsie.
It also has responsibility for relations with Uruguay, and its consular district covers both countries. Relations with Uruguay were previously handled by the now-closed Oficina Economica de Taipei in Montevideo.Directory of Taiwan, China News, 2001
Its counterpart in Taiwan is the Argentina Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei.Argentina Trade and Cultural Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
History Diplomatic relations between Argentina and the Republic of China (ROC) started in 1945. Argentina switched recognition from the ROC to the People's Republic of China on 19 February 1972, and the ROC closed its embassy in Buenos Aires that year. In 1973 it opened the Oficina Comercial de Taiwán ("Taiwan Trade Office"), which adopted its present name in August 1995.
Organizational structure Consular Affairs Division Economic Division Press and Culture Division Overseas Compatriots Division
Representatives Lien Sheng Huang (from April 2014) Antonio Hsieh Miguel Tsao (25 June 2021 – February 2023) Florencia Miao-hung Hsie (February 2023 – present)
See also Argentina–Taiwan relations List of diplomatic missions of Taiwan List of diplomatic missions in Argentina
References
External links Oficina Comercial y Cultural de Taipei en Argentina