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Elaine Lan Chao (born March 26, 1953) is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as United States secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and as United States Secretary of Transportation in the administration of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Elaine L. Chao became the first Asian-American woman to serve in a Cabinet-level position when George W. Bush appointed her Secretary of Labor in 2001.
Elaine Chao Biography. The first Asian-American woman to serve in the United States cabinet, Elaine Chao (born 1953) was named U.S. Secretary of Labor by President George W. Bush in 2001. After the 2004 presidential election, she was kept on in her cabinet post when Bush moved into his second term.
Elaine Lan Chao-McConnell (趙小蘭; born March 26, 1953) [2] is an American politician. She was the 18th United States Secretary of Transportation from January 31, 2017 to January 11, 2021 during the Donald Trump administration.
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Jan 29, 2001 · An immigrant who came to America at age eight speaking no English, she was the longest serving Secretary of Labor since WWII, and the first Asian Pacific American woman appointed to a President’s Cabinet.
As Peace Corps Director, Elaine Chao started the first Peace Corps programs in the Baltic States and the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union, including Ukraine. As United Way of America President & CEO, Elaine Chao saved the organization during one of its most challenging periods.
In 2001, Elaine L. Chao became the first Asian American to hold a Cabinet-level post in the U.S. government when she was named Secretary of Labor. She is the longest-serving member of President George W. Bush's original cabinet.