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.

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
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, coinciding with the start of the meeting.