FAPA-MO 2019 Annual Meeting and Yates Speech

Date and Time: June 29, 2019, Saturday; 11:00 AM

Place: Mandarin House Restaurant

  8004 Olive Blvd, University City, MO 63130

Meal cost: $30 per person; Student, $10 per person

Attire: Casual

Schedule:

 Greetings and Registration: 11:00 AM

 Annual Meeting: 11:15~11:30 AM 

 Lunch: 11:30 AM ~ 1:00 PM

 Speech opening remarks: 1:00 ~ 1:05 PM

 Introducing the speaker: 1:05 ~ 1:10 PM 

 Yates Speech: 1:10 ~ 2:10 PM

 Q&A: 2:10 ~ 2:40 PM

 Closing remarks: 2:40 ~ 2:45 PM

The due date of FAPA annual membership fee is extended to July 31, 2019

• Couple $70

• One person $50

• Membership fee is not tax deductible

• A $100 tax-deductible donation qualifies for one-year complimentary membership

In addition and importantly, FAPA needs your generous donation, which is tax-deductible, for its operation in order to carry out FAPA’s mission: to protect and strengthen the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, and promote U.S.-Taiwan security in the East Asia region.

Please write your check payable to FAPA for the membership fee and/or donation, and send it to our chapter Treasurer, Roger Hsieh at the address given below.  Also, please write a separate check for the meal cost.

 Roger Hsieh

 1974 Karlin Dr

 Town & Country, MO 63131

  

Synopsis of Speech

Stephen J. Yates

The current social and political climate in the United States gives Taiwan, and the Taiwanese Community in the US, a unique opportunity to engage with American business and political leaders to foster support for Taiwan.  Steve will speak to the factors affecting this climate, from Trump’s unique foreign policy to the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, as well as best practices when engaging with political leaders and the broader community. 

Brief Bio of Stephen J. Yates

Stephen J. Yates is a Senior Advisor to FAPA.  He was Deputy National Security Adviser to former Vice President Dick Cheney from 2001 to 2005 and Chairman of the Idaho Republican Party from 2014 to 2017.  Currently, Steve is the CEO of the consulting company DC International Advisory. He is also a frequent commentator on Fox News, The John Batchelor Show, the Dana Loesch Radio Show, and the BBC. 

Steve served as a missionary in Taiwan from 1987 – 1989. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Chinese Language and Literature from the University of Maryland, and a Masters in China Studies from the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.