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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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Jan 7, 2021 · Here's how she became one of Washington's most powerful women. Born in Taiwan in 1953, Elaine Chao immigrated to the United States on a cargo ship when she was eight. She spoke no...
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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.
Oct 14, 2022 · Chao, the wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, resigned her post on Jan. 7, 2021, one day after the insurrection, telling department employees at the time "it has deeply...
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Jun 2, 2019 · The family of Elaine Chao, the transportation secretary and wife of Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, has high-level political connections not only in the United States but...
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.
