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发帖数: 3833 | 1 Elaine Chao: One woman's rise from immigrant roots to the presidential
Cabinet
This series was born during a lunch in early 2017, when we wondered what
Hillary Clinton's loss meant for women.
Our answer: Women are already breaking barriers in a man's town, muscling
their way into power and staying there. Their stories show there are Badass
Women all around Washington.
— Dana Bash, Abigail Crutchfield & Rachel Smolkin
Washington (CNN)Knowing Elaine Chao from afar for many years, there are a
lot of words I would use to describe her: smart, tough, accomplished and,
yes, badass.
After all, she was George W. Bush's labor secretary for two terms -- the
longest-serving member of his Cabinet and the first female Asian-American in
any presidential cabinet in US history. She is now President Donald Trump's
transportation secretary and one of four women in his Cabinet.
But spending time with Chao in her office, I was immediately struck by
something I did not expect -- how candid she is about her vulnerabilities
and anxiety, especially about when she was a young Chinese immigrant. |
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