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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.
Jan 26, 2023 · Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao finally spoke out against the verbal attacks hurled at her by former President Donald Trump in a statement to Politico on Wednesday, saying that the...
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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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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 English...
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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.
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Jan 26, 2023 · Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao called out former President Donald Trump for his racist broadsides aimed at her and his other anti-Asian rhetoric.
Jan 7, 2021 · Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced she is resigning, citing the "traumatic and entirely avoidable" violence at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Her resignation will be effective next...
