The nomination of Gary Locke, former governor of Washington state, as secretary of commence by US President Barack Obama has drawn praise from the business community and Chinese Americans.
If confirmed by the Senate, Locke would be the second Chinese American in Obama’s cabinet after Steven Chu, who serves as energy secretary.
It was Obama’s third attempt to fill the cabinet position as he battles to put the brakes on one of the country’s worst economic recessions.
Obama praised Locke as a public servant who shares the president’s economic vision and who had grown to political prominence from humble, immigrant beginnings. Read more…