Gary Locke, born January 21, 1950 in Seattle, Washington, is the first Asian American to become the governor of state in the continental US. His father was born in Taishan, China and moved to the US in 1931.
He attended Yale University, graduating with a BA in political science in 1972. He obtained his Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law in 1975. In 1996, He won the general election for governor of Washington, becoming the first Chinese American governor in US history. Locke was re-elected in 2000, but declined a run for a third term.
In March 2009, he was sworn in as President Obama's Secretary of Commerce. Locke became US Ambassador to China in 2011. He stepped down as ambassador in November 2013 to spend more time with his family.
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