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Gary Locke confirmed as envoy to China

July 28, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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

Gary Locke — The next U.S. Ambassador to China?

March 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On March 7, reports surfaced that President Barack Obama was planning to nominate U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke as the U.S. Ambassador to China.

Filed Under: Profiles, National News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Ambassador Jon Huntsman, Canada, China, Commerce Gary Locke, Commerce Secretary, Congressional Records, Indra Nooyi, Larry Chan, President Barack Obama, Secretary Locke, Stacy Nguyen, State Department, United States, Vol 30 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, gary locke, japan

Secretary Locke takes time of out his busy schedule to address new set of pesky rumors

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke is a very busy man. He’s in charge of the U.S. Census Bureau, the Economic Development Administration, the National Oceanic

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Assunta Ng, Beijing, CEO, Census Bureau, Chinese, Commerce Gary Locke, Economic Development Administration, Minority Business Development Agency, Mona Locke, Northwest Asian Weekly, Port of Seattle, Secretary Locke, Stacy Nguyen, TV, Tay Yoshitani, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9, World Expo, gary locke

Secretary Locke addresses concerns from AAPIs via the White House’s web chat

May 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The White House’s Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) Initiative held a live web chat with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on May 4

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, AAPI, Asian Americans, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Executive Director, Jocelyn Chui, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obama, Secretary Locke, Vol 29 No 21 | May 22 - May 28, White House, language, social media

The top 10 Asian achievements of 2009

December 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This year, Anh “Joseph” Cao became the first Vietnamese American to serve in the U.S. Congress. He represents Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district, which covers New Orleans. He is the first Republican to serve that district since 1890. Rep. Cao drew criticism from fellow party members after he cast the sole Republican vote for the house’s health care bill (HR-3962). Rep. Cao serves on the Homeland Security, Transportation, and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform committees.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, National News, World News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Anh Joseph Cao, Asian American, Chinese American, Filipino, Homeland Security, India, Judy Chu, Meira Kumar, New Orleans, Nobel Prize, Secretary Locke, Steven Chu, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Vietnamese American, Vol 29 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, gary locke

Secretary Locke announces $4 million grant aimed at creating more Seattle jobs

September 24, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Sept. 17, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke announced a $4 million dollar Economic Develop­ment Administration (EDA) grant to South Seattle Community College.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Commerce Gary Locke, EDA, Economic Develop, Puget Sound Industrial Excellence Center, Secretary Locke, South Seattle Community College, United States, Vol 28 No 40 | September 26 - October 2

To the Lockes: Farewell, but not good-bye

June 26, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Wishing someone well in a new job can either be a cause for a celebration or an opportunity for good-natured ribbing.

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News, National News Tagged With: Booth Gardner, Charlie Earl, Commerce Gary Locke, Commerce Hon, Dick Thompson, Gary Mrs, Hong Restaurant, Judd Lee, Julie Francavilla, King County Executive, Lockes Farewell, Mitsunori Namba, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Priyana Malik, Robert Mak, Seattle Pacific University, Secretary Locke, Terry Mark, Vicki Fabre, Washington Auto Dealers Association, gary locke, vol 28 no 27 | June 27 - July 3

One-on-one with Mona Locke

May 21, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

She opens up about Gary’s new job, the Obamas, and the future of Komen By Evangeline Café Northwest Asian Weekly More than 10 years ago, she left her successful career as a TV news reporter to join her husband on the campaign trail. Now, former Washington state first lady Mona Locke is taking another leap […]

Filed Under: News, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Asian American, Chinese American, Evangeline Cafe, Japanese American Norman Mineta, Mai Nguyen, Mona Locke, Nancy Brinker, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Obama, Puget Sound, Seattle, Secretary Locke, TV, United States, Vol 28 No 22 | May 23 - 29

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