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| − | '''Elaine Chao''' was the [[Secretary of Labor]] in the cabinet of the [[Bush]] administration. She is the first Asian-American woman to be appointed to a U.S. Cabinet position. From 1996 to her appointment in 2001, she was a Distinguished Fellow at the [[Heritage Foundation]], and from 1992 to 1996, she was president of the United Way of America. She is currently married to [[Mitch McConnell]]. | + | '''Elaine Chao''' (An immigrant from Taiwan who arrived in America at age 8) was the [[Secretary of Labor]] in the cabinet of the [[Bush]] administration. She is the first Asian-American woman to be appointed to a U.S. Cabinet position. From 1996 to her appointment in 2001, she was a Distinguished Fellow at the [[Heritage Foundation]], and from 1992 to 1996, she was president of the United Way of America. She is currently married to [[Mitch McConnell]]. |
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| + | Chao is a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, where she concentrates on jobs, employment, trade, federal spending and workforce issues. [http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/c/elaine-chao] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 01:25, November 15, 2010
Elaine Chao (An immigrant from Taiwan who arrived in America at age 8) was the Secretary of Labor in the cabinet of the Bush administration. She is the first Asian-American woman to be appointed to a U.S. Cabinet position. From 1996 to her appointment in 2001, she was a Distinguished Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and from 1992 to 1996, she was president of the United Way of America. She is currently married to Mitch McConnell.
Chao is a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, where she concentrates on jobs, employment, trade, federal spending and workforce issues. [1]
External links
- Biography at the U.S. Dept. of Labor
- Union Reports, Other Reports, and Collective Bargaining Agreements