Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Gary Faye Locke (Traditional Chinese:駱家輝) is an American politician and the current United States Ambassador to China.
Read More at Wikipedia ›President Obama on Wednesday nominated Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as ambassador to China.
If confirmed by the Senate he would be the first Chinese-American to hold the sensitive post.Locke would succeed Republican Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor who's seen as a potential challenger to Obama in the 2012 presidential race."Our relationship with China is one of the most critical of the 21st century," Obama said at the White House with Locke and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at his side."As the grandson of a Chinese immigrant who went on to live the American dream, Gary is the right person to continue this cooperation," Obama said.The ambassadorship to China is one of the most critical jobs in U.S. diplomacy given America's complex and sometimes strained ties with the huge and growing Asian power.Obama said he'd be counting on Locke to advocate for American businesses and boost exports and American jobs, and draw on management skills he developed as governor of Washington st...President Barack Obama has chosen businessman John Bryson to lead the Commerce Department, bringing another private sector player into an administration that has bee...
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