Elaine Chao
| Elaine Chao | |
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| 18th United States Secretary of Transportation | |
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Assumed office January 31, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Anthony Foxx |
| 24th United States Secretary of Labor | |
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In office January 29, 2001 – January 20, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alexis Herman |
| Succeeded by | Hilda Solis |
| 12th Director of the Peace Corps | |
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In office 1991–1992 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Paul Coverdell |
| Succeeded by | Carol Bellamy |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation | |
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In office 1989–1991 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mary Ann Dawson |
| Succeeded by | Mortimer L. Downey |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Elaine Lan Chao March 26, 1953 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mitch McConnell (m. 1993) |
| Parents | |
| Education |
Mount Holyoke College (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
Elaine Lan Chao (traditional Chinese: 趙小蘭; simplified Chinese: 赵小兰; pinyin: Zhào Xiǎolán; born March 26, 1953) is a Taiwanese American politician, who is the 18th and current US Secretary of Transportation. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan (ROC), Chao was the first Asian American woman and the first Taiwanese American in U.S. history to be appointed to a President's Cabinet. She served as the 24th United States Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, and as Deputy Secretary of Transportation and Director of the Peace Corps under President George H. W. Bush. She spent four years as the president of the United Way of America.
On November 29, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Chao to serve as the Secretary of Transportation. She was confirmed by the Senate on January 31, 2017, in a 93-6 vote.
Chao is married to Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who has been the Senate Majority Leader since January 3, 2015.
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