Elaine Chao
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| 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 |
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 |
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| 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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