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Director General R.C. Wu and Mrs. Wu hosted the 94th Taiwan National Day Reception at Homewood Public Library in Birmingham, Alabama. This was the first time such an event was held in Alabama. During the reception, Mr. Wu awarded Dr. Y.T. Tsai, President & CEO of Regitar U.S.A, with the “Friend of Foreign Services” Medal in appreciation of his long-term contributions in promoting the bilateral relation between Alabama the Beautiful and Taiwan.

Several dignitaries attended the reception including Alabama State Secretary Nancy Worley, Senator Roger Bedford, Chairman of the Finance & Taxation Fund Committee of Alabama Senate, and Representative Jim Carns, the Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives. Members of the Taiwanese American Association and Taiwanese Student and Scholar Association were present as well. In celebration of the ROC National Day, The Honorable Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama, issued a proclamation and announced October 10th, 2005 as "Taiwan Day."

吳榮泉伉儷赴阿拉巴馬伯明罕主持中華民國94年國慶酒會
蔡裕棟獲頒「外交之友」勳章

本處日前在阿拉巴馬州伯明罕市的Home Wood公共圖書館舉行慶祝中華民國94年國慶酒會。吳榮泉處展並在酒會中代表中華民國外交部，頒贈「外交之友」獎牌及紀念勳章予旅居阿州首府蒙市的台美企業家及僑務顧問蔡裕棟，表彰他長期以來對促進台灣和阿州經貿發展及雙邊友誼的貢獻。

當天與會人士包括阿州州務卿渥莉(Nancy Worley)、州參議會財務及稅務基金委員會主席貝佛德(Roger Bedford) ，以及州眾議會少數黨領袖刊斯(Jim Carns) 等政要，和台灣同鄉會、台灣學生學者聯誼會等人士。阿州州長萊利(Bob Riley)頒發賀狀，並宣布10月10日為該州「台灣日」。

駐亞特蘭大台北經文處首度在伯明罕舉辦國慶酒會，在伯明罕阿拉巴馬大學台灣學生學者聯誼會與台灣同鄉會的協助下圓滿完成。渥莉致詞表示，她對台灣及阿州貿易往來熱絡深表稱許，並頒贈賀狀給吳榮泉，對吳榮泉到任以來對推動阿州及台灣雙邊關係之努力表示肯定。

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(1) Top Left: Mr. & Mrs. Wu greets the guests.
吳處長夫婦在酒會現場歡迎貴賓

Bottom Right: Picture with the dignitaries.
吳處長與蔡玉棟夫婦及渥莉州務卿貝佛德眾議員及刊斯眾議院等合影

(2) Top Left: with UAB Students.
吳處長與阿拉巴馬大學伯明罕台灣同學合影

Bottom Right: Representative Jim Carns makes a speech.
眾議會少數黨領袖刊斯在酒會中致詞祝中華民國國運昌隆