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White House Cabinet Secretary Lu scheduled to speak at NSCC’s Commencement

June 8, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On June 15, White House Cabinet Secretary Christopher Lu will give the commencement address at North Seattle Community College (NSCC)’s 42nd commencement ceremony. Lu is President Obama’s primary liaison to the cabinet departments and agencies, helping to coordinate policy and communications strategy. Lu also serves as co-chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Chris Lu, NCSS, NSCC, Pacific Islanders, President Obama, Vol 31 No 24 | June 9 - June 15, White House Cabinet Secretary Christopher Lu, White House Initiative

Gary Locke confirmed as envoy to China

July 28, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

UPDATE: Locke will be sworn in on Monday, Aug. 1. By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly On Wednesday, July 27, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, 61, was confirmed as ambassador to China. Locke was nominated by President Barack Obama on March 9. “I can think of nobody who is more qualified than Gary […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Ambassador Locke, China, Chinese American, Chris Lu, Commerce Gary Locke, Commerce Secretary, Dennis Clark, President Barack Obama, Republican Jon Huntsman, Secretary Locke, Shin Inouye, Stacy Nguyen, UPDATE, United States, Vol 30 No 31 | July 30 - August 5, White House Cabinet Secretary, gary locke

Blog: Chris Lu — Obama’s inner circle

July 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President George W. Bush appointed two Asian Americans to his cabinet. The Asian community was impressed. But President Obama gave us more—three cabinet secretaries, Gary Locke, Steve Chu, and Secretary Eric Shinseki, and many other powerful appointments, including Chris Lu, one of the 25 assistants to the president since 2008.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2008, 2011, Asian Americans, China, Chinese Americans, Chris Lu, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Harvard Law School, Mark Mitsui, North Seattle Community College, Obama, Secretary Eric Shinseki, Steve Chu, Sunday Chinese, Vol 30 No 29 | July 16 - July 22, West Wing, White House Initiative, Yet Lu

Sustainable Growth Summit stresses jobs, environment

July 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Janelle Wetzstein UW News Lab Sustainability is no longer just about the environment, according to White House Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu, who spoke in Seattle last weekend.  

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, AAPI, Advisory Commission, Asian Americans, Chris Lu, Christina Lagdameo, Christopher Lu, Daphne Kwok, Debadutta Dash, Hyeok Kim, Interim Community Development Association, Janelle Wetzstein, Murthy Kalkura, North Seattle Community College President Mark Mitsui, Pacific Northwest, President Obama, Sustainable Growth Summit, Toby Chaudhuri, Vol 30 No 29 | July 16 - July 22, White House Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu, White House Initiative, technology

White House partners with North Seattle CC for growth summit

July 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) is organizing an all-day summit in Seattle on Friday, July 8, with top Obama administration dignitaries and federal agency representatives to learn how federal programs and services can better serve Asian American and Pacific Islander business owners, entrepreneurs, and community members. 

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, AAPI, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Chris Lu, North Seattle Community College, Obama, Pacific Islander, Vol 30 No 27 | July 2 - July 8, White House

Three Asian Americans on Obama’s team

November 15, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In a move some consider an indication of what the public will come to expect of the Obama administration, President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden have named three Asian Americans to the Obama-Biden Transition Team — Chris Lu, Sonal Shah and Pete Rouse.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, Alief Hastings High School, Asian Americans, Associate Director, Capitol Hill, Chris Lu, Global Development, Google, Indian American, Legislative Director, Pete Rouse, Peter Rouse, President-elect Barack Obama, President-elect Obama, Saharan Africa, Sonal Shah, Transition Team, vol 27 no 47 | November 15 - 21

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