Office of the President Republic of China(Taiwan)

President Ma Ying-jeou and Mrs. Ma were accompanied by Vice President Wu Den-yih and Mrs. Wu at the Presidential Office on the morning of October 10 to receive congratulations from foreign diplomats stationed in Taiwan and special visitors from throughout the world who had come to Taiwan to take part in the ROC's 2014 Double Tenth National Day Celebration.

Among the roughly 250 foreign guests in attendance at the event were President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré and Mrs. Compaoré; President of Paraguay Horacio Cartes; Vice President of Honduras Lorena Herrera and her husband; First Lady of Panama Lorena Isabel Castillo de Varela; President of the National Assembly of Nicaragua Santos René Núñez Téllez and Mrs. Núñez; Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation of Burkina Faso Yipènè Djibrill Bassolé; and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay Eladio Loizaga. The activity took place at the Presidential Office at 9:30 a.m. President and Mrs. Ma and Vice President and Mrs. Wu warmly shook hands with the visitors and thanked everyone for attending the event. President Ma was also accompanied by Secretary-General to the President Timothy Chin-Tien Yang (楊進添) and Minister of Foreign Affairs David Y. L. Lin (林永樂).

In addition to President Compaoré and the other leaders or high-ranking officials from the ROC's diplomatic allies, many other foreign visitors were on hand to extend their congratulations, including US Congressional Taiwan Caucus Co-Chair Mario Diaz-Balart, Member of Parliament of South Africa Mmusi Maimane (Democratic Alliance), and Japan-ROC Diet Members' Consultative Council Chairman Takeo Hiranuma. Foreign diplomats in attendance included Nauru Ambassador to the ROC Ludwig Dowong Keke and Mrs. Keke. Others attending the event included European Economic and Trade Office Head Frédéric Laplanche, American Institute in Taiwan Taipei Office Director Christopher J. Marut and Mrs. Marut, and British Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan Director Christopher Terence Wood, as well as other representatives of foreign organizations and groups stationed in Taiwan.