Elaine Chao

Elaine Chao
Born	Elaine Lan Chao 1953-03-26 Taipei, Taiwan
Alma mater	Mount Holyoke College, Harvard University
Parents	• James Chao • Ruth Chu
Spouse	Mitch McConnell
Member of	Council on Foreign Relations/Members
Party	Republican
United States Secretary of Transportation In office January 31, 2017 - January 11, 2021 Preceded by Michael Huerta  United States Secretary of Labor  In office January 29, 2001 - January 20, 2009  Director of the Peace Corps In office October 8, 1991 - November 13, 1992  United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation In office April 19, 1989 - October 8, 1991  Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission In office April 29, 1988 - April 19, 1989  Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission In office April 29, 1988 - April 19, 1989

Elaine Chao has worked in the US federal government. She was in the cabinet of George W Bush and Donald Trump.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/2006	25 January 2006	29 January 2006	Switzerland	Both former US president Bill Clinton and Bill Gates pushed for public-private partnerships. Only a few of the over 2000 participants are known.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2007	24 January 2007	28 January 2007	Switzerland	Only the 449 public figures listed of ~2200 participants
WEF/Annual Meeting/2018	23 January 2018	26 January 2018	Switzerland	~2200 of the super-rich meet to talk about "Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2020	21 January 2020	24 January 2020	World Economic Forum Switzerland	This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting.

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