Gary Locke
Gary Locke
Gary Faye Lockeis an American politician. Locke was the United States ambassador to China from 2011 until 2014. He was the 21st Governor of Washington from 1997 to 2005 and served in the Obama administration as United States Secretary of Commerce from 2009 to 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 January 1950
CountryUnited States of America
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The U.S. tries to provide immigrants who grow up here with a world-class education and imbue them with the can-do attitude that has long defined American innovation.
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People should call us and let us know if they're going to do some burning. That way we know what's going on if we get fire calls.
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These are the win-win opportunities we here in the U.S. should be pursuing in China.
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