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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
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Politics
Job Title
Former Washington Governor, Former US Ambassador to China
The Chinese embassy in Washington has issued a démarche - a routine diplomatic tool that is not usually delivered publicly - registering condemnation of the US decision to revoke Chinese student visas. Photo: AFP
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‘Xenophobic’ US ban on Chinese student visas provokes backlash

China’s foreign ministry earlier hit back against Rubio’s plan to revoke visas but its embassy’s ‘solemn démarche’ marks an escalation.

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Outgoing US ambassador to China Gary Locke at the US embassy in Beijing on Friday. Photo: EPA

Scorn and gratitude in China for departing US Ambassador Gary Locke

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.

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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.

Ambassador Gary Locke (right) is interviewed by badminton champion Lin Dan. Photo: SCMP

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.

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. Photo: Reuters

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.

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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US Ambassador Gary Locke delivers a speech to business delegates in Beijing, September 20, 2011. Photo: Reuters

Full text: Gary Locke's statement

US releases photos of ambassador Gary Locke’s Tibet visit

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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.

Monks chant mantras at the site near Dzamthang Jonang monastery in Barma where a woman died on May 16 in a self-immolation protest against Beijing. Photo: Reuters

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

A cargo ship, like the vessels Port Miami hopes to attract, is unloaded at Qingdao in Shandong province. Photo: AFP

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Tibet

US envoy Gary Locke urges Beijing to rethink Tibet policies

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

US envoy Gary Locke shakes hands with a Tibetan monk.
Ai Weiwei

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

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Ai Weiwei

Morning Clicks | Second rush on diplomatic vehicle this month raises questions

Some say the protesters are a little too organised

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