Organization Act of Diplomatic Missions of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Article 6

Duties and responsibilities of the heads and deputy heads of diplomatic missions shall include:1. Heads of embassies and representative offices shall, in acting at the direction of MOFA, carry out diplomatic work concerning relations between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the countr(ies) under the diplomatic mission’s jurisdiction as well as other tasks assigned by MOFA. Deputy head(s) are to assist the head in carrying out these tasks.2. Heads of consulates-general, consulates, and offices shall, in acting at the direction of MOFA, carry out diplomatic work concerning relations between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the countries/areas under the diplomatic mission’s jurisdiction and other tasks assigned by MOFA. They shall be under the supervision of the head of the embassy or representative office in their respective country. Deputy head(s) are to assist the head in carrying out these tasks.3. Heads of missions at the headquarters of international organizations shall, in acting at the direction of MOFA, carry out tasks concerning the international organization(s) that they are assigned to cover or that are in the country/area under the jurisdiction of their mission. They shall also carry out related work at the direction of other Agencies. Deputy head(s) are to assist the head in carrying out these tasks.When personnel of other Agencies work at the instruction of their dispatching Agency, they shall be under the direction and supervision of the head of the diplomatic mission to which they are attached. Where an individual does not comply with the coordination, direction, or supervision of the head of the diplomatic mission, or where an individual is found to be unfit, the head of the diplomatic mission may report to MOFA a request that the relevant Agency be informed and change the assignment. MOFA shall establish regulations standardizing the supervision of diplomatic missions and submit these to the Executive Yuan for approval.Where a head of a diplomatic mission has not yet been appointed, MOFA may assign a qualified civil servant working at the diplomatic mission, or person defined in Paragraph 4 of Article 5, to serve as acting head.