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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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Former Washington Governor, Former US Ambassador to China

last updated:

7 October, 2024

Michelle Lee (left) and Ida Chen hold a banner in New York’s Chinatown to protest anti-Asian hate in April 2021. Photo: AP

US-China relations

Chinese-Americans cite discrimination, hate crime fears in survey

Community members are increasingly active politically, multilingual at home and more diverse economically than widely portrayed, study also reveals.

28 Apr 2023 - 5:23AM

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

1 Mar 2014 - 3:43PM

Scorn and gratitude in China for departing US Ambassador Gary Locke

1 Mar 2014 - 1:18PM

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.

23 Feb 2017 - 4:55PM

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.

10 Feb 2014 - 3:45AM

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.

13 Jun 2016 - 12:45PM

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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.

23 Nov 2013 - 7:51AM

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

22 Nov 2013 - 7:27PM

Gary Locke receives kind parting words from old foe Global Times

21 Nov 2013 - 1:17PM

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 .

21 Nov 2013 - 2:54PM

Ambassador Gary Locke and his family. Photo: SCMP

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.

21 Nov 2013 - 11:55AM

Gary Locke. Photo: Reuters

Photos: Gary Locke's two years in China

28 Feb 2014 - 2:58PM

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

20 Nov 2013 - 4:40PMvideocam

Full text: Gary Locke's statement

20 Nov 2013 - 11:14AM

US ambassador to China, Gary Locke, speaks in Shanghai March 19, 2012. Photo: Reuters

US releases photos of ambassador Gary Locke’s Tibet visit

2 Jul 2013 - 9:39PM

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

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.

28 Jun 2013 - 5:41AM

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.

26 Feb 2013 - 7:08PM

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Who said it?

6 Feb 2013 - 4:33AM

Henry Tang

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.

5 Feb 2013 - 5:30PM

Port Miami delegation in Beijing to woo Asian cargo

5 Dec 2012 - 3:12AM

Who said it?

21 Jun 2018 - 2:38PM

U.S. ambassador Gary Locke

US envoy Gary Locke urges Beijing to rethink Tibet policies

31 Oct 2012 - 4:28AM

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

US envoy Gary Locke urges China to review Tibet policy

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13AM

US envoy allowed by Beijing to visit restive region

18 Oct 2012 - 3:29AM

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

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13AMvideocam

A screenshot from a video taken by Ai Weiwei of protesters surrounding US Ambassador Gary Locke's car in Beijing. Photo: AFP

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

Some say the protesters are a little too organised

20 Sep 2012 - 9:08AMvideocam

Beijing investigates protest around US ambassador's car

China said it was investigating an incident in which about 50 protesters surrounded the car of US Ambassador Gary Locke, tried to block him from entering the embassy compound and ripped the car’s flag. Chinese police cleared roadblocks and some Japanese businesses reopened after days of large, sometimes violent protests in many cities over Japan’s recent purchase of the Diaoyu Islands also claimed by Beijing.

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13AMvideocam

Beijing protesters damage US ambassador's car

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13AMvideocam

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