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Gary Locke

Gary Locke
Gary Locke
Former US ambassador to China, Gary Locke is a Chinese-American who was born in Seattle. He graduated from Yale and holds a law degree from BostonUniversity. Locke was elected as the Governor of Washington twice, the nation’s first Chinese-American governor in history. Locke then served as Secretary of Commerce under the Obama administration in 2009 before assuming his role as ambassador to China on August 1, 2011.
Born
21 Jan 1950
Industry
Politics
Job Title
Former Washington Governor, Former US Ambassador to China
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Michelle Lee (left) and Ida Chen hold a banner in New York’s Chinatown to protest anti-Asian hate in April 2021. Photo: AP

Update | Official Chinese media outlet uses racial slur 'banana' to insult departing US envoy

Scorn and gratitude in China for departing US Ambassador Gary Locke

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China-Japan relations

Reconcile with Tokyo, departing US envoy Gary Locke urges Beijing

Gary Locke said Washington was very concerned about the tensions between China and Japan over territorial rows in the East China Sea. Japan has drawn comparisons between the recent disputes and geopolitical conditions before the second world war.

Gary Locke pictured at his final press conference. Photo: Reuters

See China's countryside, outgoing US envoy Gary Locke tells Max Baucus

Outgoing US ambassador Gary Locke urged his successor, Max Baucus, to visit every corner of China, especially small villages in remote areas, to really understand what is happening in the country.

Gary Locke measures achievements as ambassador to China in numbers

The numbers are never far from Gary Locke's mind. Average wait for a visa. Trade figures. Tallies of Chinese investment in the United States. These have been Locke's obsessions during his tenure as the US ambassador to China.

Wife of US Ambassador to China Gary Locke denies he had affair

Mona Lee Locke, the wife of outgoing US Ambassador to China Gary Locke, has denied rumours that her husband was involved in an extramarital affair, in an interview with Chinese state media.

Gary Locke and wife Mona at his 2011 swearing-in. Photo: AFP

Two candidates rumoured to be front-runners for next US ambassador to China

Edwin Mah Lee (left) and Steven Paul Westley (right) are both considered potential canditates for the job. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Gary Locke receives kind parting words from old foe Global Times

Gary Locke, the 'humble' envoy who was tested to the limit

Gary Locke, the first Chinese-American to serve as US ambassador to Beijing, has had an eventful 28-month tenure, marked by a diplomatic tussle over blind activist Chen Guangcheng and a defection drama that triggered the downfall of Bo Xilai .

Gary Locke provided a level head in testing times for Sino-US relations

President Barack Obama sent Chinese-American Gary Locke to China in 2011 as point man for Washington's most important relationship - a more important job than running the US Commerce Department with its US$10 billion-plus budget and 142,000 staff.

Gary Locke. Photo: Reuters

Photos: Gary Locke's two years in China

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke rides on the MTR in Hong Kong on May 17, 2010. Photo: AFP

Gary Locke to step down as US ambassador to China in early 2014

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Full text: Gary Locke's statement

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US releases photos of ambassador Gary Locke’s Tibet visit

US Ambassador to China Gary Locke (centre) poses for a photo with monks at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Photo: AFP
Tibet

US Ambassador Locke on 3-day trip to Tibet, embassy confirms

American Ambassador Gary Locke has travelled to Tibet on a rare diplomatic visit to the restive autonomous region to "increase his familiarity with local conditions", the US embassy in Beijing confirmed yesterday.

China’s future success depends on rule of law, says Locke

“China has a bright future, but this success depends on the implementation of rule of law,” Locke stressed in Beijing on Monday.

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US-China relations

US envoy says China can learn from Hong Kong

Gary Locke told an economic conference in Hong Kong that the world’s second-largest economy could only benefit from further liberalisation.

US Ambassador to China Gary Locke. Photo: AFP
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Port Miami delegation in Beijing to woo Asian cargo

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Tibet

US envoy Gary Locke urges Beijing to rethink Tibet policies

Too many deaths, says US envoy Gary Locke. Photo: AFP
Tibet

US envoy Gary Locke urges China to review Tibet policy

US Ambassador in China Gary Locke (left) with President Hu Jintao in May. Photo: Reuters

US envoy allowed by Beijing to visit restive region

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei calls anti-Japan protests ‘prepared by officials’

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