Kan Cheong Dunn

Kan Cheong Dunn (February 28, 1925 – April 19, 2014) was a Taiwanese ambassador of Cantonese descent and former naval officer of the ROC Navy.

• He joined the Chinese Navy and received additional training at the U.S. Naval Training School in Miami in communications and anti-submarine warfare.
• He was part of the Chinese crew that sailed former US Navy ships from Miami backed to China during the final days of World War II.
• As the war ended, he entered the Chinese Naval Academy and graduated in 1949.
• In 1950 he was Secretary to Admiral Kwei Yung-ching, Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Navy.^[1]
• In 1952, he served in the Office of the President as Secretary to the Chief of Staff.
• In 1953, he qualified in the Diplomat Senior Grade Examinations.^[1]
• In 1954 he became assistant in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Taipei.^[1]
• From 1958 to 1960 he was Vice Consul in Davao City, Republic of Philippines.
• From 1960 to 1964 he was Vice Consul in San Francisco.
• In 1964, he was Consul in Los Angeles.
• From 1967 to 1970 he was Consul in New York-
• From 1970 to 1972 he had Execuartur as Consul General in Chicago.^[1]
• From 1972 to 1973 he was Deputy Director-General of MOFA Bureau of Consular Affairs.^[1]
• In 1973 he became exequartur as Consul General in Houston.^[1]
• From 1977 to 1978 he was Director-General of MOFA Department of General Affairs.^[1]
• From 1978 to 1979 he was the last Consul General in New York City.^[1]
• From 1979 to 1985 he became Director-General of Coordination Council for North American Affairs in New York (later Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, TECO-New York) after the diplomatic recognition from the United States was severed.^[1] During his tenure he also represented Taiwan as quasi ambassador next the Headquarters of the United Nations.
• From 1986 to 1987 he was Vice Chairperson of MOFA Research and Planning Committee in Taipei.^[1]
• In 1988, he was appointed Representative of the Trade Mission of the Republic of China in Monrovia.
• En octubre de 1989 , cuando el gobierno de Liberia cambió el reconocimiento diplomático del gobierno de Pekín al gobierno de Taipéi , se convirtió en embajador en Liberia. ^{[ 1 ]}
• Permaneció tres meses en la Primera Guerra Civil Liberiana.
• El 25 de septiembre de 1990, Dunn abandonó la embajada de la República de China en Monrovia y escapó a Costa de Marfil , llevándose consigo a su secretaria y a 15 ciudadanos chinos continentales.
• En 1997, se retiró del servicio público. ^{[ 2 ]}