AIT inaugurates new residence for employeesBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterAmerican Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Brent Christensen on Wednesday cut the ribbon for a new residential building for the institute’s employees, saying that the new facility is an important symbol of Taiwan-US friendship. The Tianmei building in Taipei’s Tianmu (天母) area is the “first purpose-built facility in Taiwan to house employees of a foreign office,” the AIT wrote on Facebook yesterday. American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Brent Christensen, second left, cuts ribbon for a new residential building for the institute’s employees in Taipei’s Tianmu area on Wednesday. Photo: Screen grab from American Institute in Taiwan’s Facebook pageThe building “underscores our message of commitment and purpose, but also of US-Taiwan friendship,” Christensen said. Having been in Taiwan for 42 years, the US representative office has over the past few years moved from renting to purchasing properties, it reported.

Source: Taipei Times April 22, 2021 15:56 UTC