Ting Mao-shih

Ting Mao-shih (Chinese: 丁懋時; pinyin: Dīng Màoshí; born 10 October 1925) is a Taiwanese diplomat and politician.

Ting Mao-shih
丁懋時
Secretary-General to the President
In office 23 December 1999[1] – 19 May 2000
Preceded by	John Chiang
Succeeded by	Chang Chun-hsiung
Secretary General of the National Security Council
In office 1 September 1994 – 31 January 1999
Preceded by	Shih Chi-yang
Succeeded by	Yin Tsung-wen [zh]
Taiwanese Representative to the United States
In office 25 August 1988 – 8 September 1994
Preceded by	Fredrick Chien
Succeeded by	Benjamin Lu
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 22 April 1987 – 20 July 1988
Preceded by	Chu Fu-sung
Succeeded by	Lien Chan
ROC Ambassador to South Korea
In office 1979–1982
Preceded by	Chu Fu-sung
Succeeded by	Xue Yuqi [zh]
Minister of the Government Information Office
In office May 1975 – January 1979
Preceded by	Fredrick Chien
Succeeded by	James Soong
ROC Ambassador to Zaire
In office 1967–1971
ROC Ambassador to Rwanda (Charge d'affaires until 1964)
In office 1962–1967
Personal details
Born	(1925-10-10) 10 October 1925 (age 99) Yuanan, Yichang, Hubei, China
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	University of Paris
Occupation	diplomat

Ting attended the University of Paris and began working for the Central News Agency in 1956. He left two years later for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and began his diplomatic career.^[2] He was named a special adviser to the president after Chen Shui-bian was elected to the office in 2000, but chose to retire via resignation in August of that year.^[3] Ting served on a committee set up to investigate the 3-19 shooting incident of 2004,^[4] and was an adviser to Chen's successor Ma Ying-jeou starting in 2011.^[2]