Taiwan Trade Mission 2014

Lt. Governor Owen was a witness to the signing of a reciprocal license agreement with Taiwan that will allow Taiwan nationals who live in Washington, such as university students, the ability to bypass the state driver license exam if they have a valid license in Taiwan. Washingtonians who live in Taiwan will have the same privilege. The agreement was signed on June 23.

Delegation at the driver license signing ceremony

The delegation, which included leaders from the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, made a stop at the Council of Indigenous Peoples on June 24.

The delegation poses by the Presidential Office Building on June 23.

Lt. Governor Owen speaks at a salmon tasting reception at the Amble Gallery on June 23.

Sylvia Miller, a member of the Puyallup Tribal Council, offers a speech at a salmon tasting reception at the Amble Gallery on June 23. With her is tribal attorney Peng Wu.

Lt. Governor Owen meets with I-Ming Ton, Director of the Department of International Cooperation within the Ministry of Economic Affairs on June 23.

Lt. Governor Owen exchanges gifts with Jr. Win-Jung Huang, President and CEO of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council on June 24

The delegation enjoyed a dinner hosted by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council on June 24.

Lt. Governor Owen addresses Mr. Liao, owner of the Ample Gallery in Taipei, and his spouse during a reception on June 23

Lt. Governor Owen presents Doris Brougham, a Washington state native who spent her entire career in China and Taiwan as a missionary and English language instructor, with a framed copy of Senate Resolution 8651 passed in her honor by the Washington State Senate in 2013.

Lt. Governor Owen chats with Sue Ellspermann, the lieutenant governor of Indiana, during a chance meeting at the International Food Festival in Taipei on June 25.

Puyallup Tribal attorney Robb Hunter enjoys a moment at the International Food Festival in Taipei on June 25.

Lt. Governor Owen had a formal meeting with a deputy mayor of Kaohsiung on June 26. Kaohsiung has a sister city relationship with Seattle.

Among the lieutenant governor's stops was a meeting at the Brain Treatment Center in Taipei on June 28.

The delegation paid a visit to the National Yat-sen University of Maritime Affairs. The university is sending a delegation to Seattle this fall.

The delegation learned about the yacht building industry with a stop to Jade Yachts Shipbuilding in Kaohsiung on June 26

The delegation was treated to an excursion on the personal yacht of Han Bi Xiang, owner of Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Shipbuilding in Kaohsiung

Lt. Governor Owen and the delegation received a briefing at Jon Shyn Shipbuilding. Here he is with Han Bi Xiang, the CEO of Jon Shyn Shipbuilding

Senator Curtis King discusses yachting on the harbor tour

Lt. Governor Owen chats with Christopher Shye