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Donya Lynex Francis (Chinese: 范東亞) is a Kittitian diplomat, educator, communications specialist and author. He is serving as Saint Kitts and Nevis' Ambassador to Republic of China (Taiwan).
Early life and education
[edit]Donya Francis was born in Sandy Point, Saint Kitts and grew up in Saint Paul's, Saint Kitts. He attended the St. Paul’s Primary School then moved on the Sandy Point High School now the Charles E. Mills Secondary School. Donya holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Ming Chuan University in Taipei, Taiwan[1]. After completing studies at Ming Chuan University he pursued a Master of Science in Global Health and Development, at Taipei Medical University, Taipei,Taiwan[2].
Career
[edit]Donya Francis began his career at Epworth/Maurice Hillier Memorial Junior School in 2008 at the age of 17, where he taught Grade 4 until 2012. Afterward, he worked as an Office Clerk in the Communications Unit within the Office of the Prime Minister under the former Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, from February 2012 to August 2012. He then received a Taiwan International Cooperation Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF) scholarship from the Taiwanese government , which allowed him to leave the island to further his studies.
In 2018, Francis returned to Saint Kitts and was appointed as a Trained Graduate Educator. He subsequently taught Communication Studies at Basseterre High School from 2018 to 2022.
Embassy of Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
[edit]Prime Minister Dr. Terrance M. Drew, announced Donya Francis as Saint Kitts and Nevis' new Resident Ambassador to Taiwan[3]. He was firstly appointed as Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of Saint Saint Kitts and Nevis from September 2022 to November 2022.
On November 7th, 2022, Donya presented copy of diplomatic credentials to Joseph Wu, then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)[4]. On November 8th, 2022, Francis was officially appointed as the country's second resident Ambassador to Taiwan[5][6], at 32, when he presented his credentials to President Tsai, Ing-wen[7]. The youngest person to be appointed as Ambassador from Saint Kitts and Nevis. He succeeded, Jasmine Huggins, who had served as the Saint Kitts and Nevis' first resident Ambassador to Taiwan since 2010.[8]
In an interview with CNA, when asked to comment on Saint Kitts and Nevis’ support for Taiwan’s bid to join International Organizations Francis said, “Any international organization that we can get Taiwan to be a part of, we are going to always voice our support for Taiwan.”[9]
Author
[edit]In 2023, Donya wrote and published two children's books, 'Zari -the dancer' and 'Khailen - the Footballer' under the Uncle Donya Series.
Politics
[edit]Donya is affiliated with the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party. He has served as the President of Constituency 6 Young Labour and President of the National Young Labour Organization, the youth arm of the party (2021- ).
Selected work
[edit]Francis et al., published a journal article, Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards Zika virus among healthcare workers in St. Kitts in BMC Infectious Diseases Journal in 2021[10].
References
[edit]- ^ Team, Internet. "Five students from St Kitts-Nevis graduate in Taiwan". Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Christopher and Nevis 駐聖克里斯多福及尼維斯大使館. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ Team, Internet. "Geoffrey Hanley attends graduations in Taiwan, congratulates all graduates". Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Christopher and Nevis 駐聖克里斯多福及尼維斯大使館. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "PRIME MINISTER DR. DREW APPOINTS TWO NEW AMBASSADORS". SKNIS. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ China (Taiwan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of (2022-11-08). "MOFA Minister Wu accepts copy of credentials from new St. Kitts and Nevis ambassador". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "President Tsai receives credentials from new St. Christopher and Nevis Ambassador Donya Francis, holds bilateral talks with Prime Minister Terrance Drew". english.president.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "DONYA LYNEX FRANCIS OFFICIALLY ACCREDITED AS ST. KITTS & NEVIS' NEW AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) – Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "New SKN ambassador to the Republic of China (Taiwan) installed – VON Radio". 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ Editor (2010-04-16). "SKN Appoints First Resident Ambassador to Taiwan". The St Kitts Nevis Observer. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "St Kitts to back Taiwan's international bids: envoy - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ Francis, Donya L.; Wongsin, Utoomporn; Chien, Shuo-Chen; Hsu, Yi-Hsin (. Elsa); Lohmeyer, Franziska Michaela; Jian, Wen-Shan; Lin, Li-Fong; Iqbal, Usman (2021-03-05). "Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards Zika virus among healthcare workers in St. Kitts". BMC Infectious Diseases. 21 (1): 237. doi:10.1186/s12879-021-05932-z. ISSN 1471-2334. PMC 7934413. PMID 33663410.