Chris Lu was appointed to serve as Cabinet Secretary. He became the first Asian American appointed by President Obama to the White House staff. Chris Lu is 41 years old, was born in New Jersey and grew up in Maryland. He graduated college from Princeton University, and graduated in 1991 from Harvard Law School. Lu was Barack’s Harvard Law School classmate and serves as a trusted advisor on the campaign and in his Senate office.
The second Asian-American to join Mr Obama's cabinet - Steven Chu
Dr. Steven Chu, distinguished scientist and co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics (1997), was appointed by President Obama as the 12th Secretary of Energy and sworn into office on January 21, 2009. Steven Chu received an A.B. degree in mathematics, a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Rochester, a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley as well as honorary degrees from 10 universities. Chu was born in Saint Louis, Missouri on February 28, 1948. He is married to Dr. Jean Chu, who holds a D.Phil. in Physics from Oxford and has served as chief of staff to two Stanford University presidents as well as Dean of Admissions. Secretary Chu has two grown sons, Geoffrey and Michael, by a previous marriage.
The third Asian-American to join Mr Obama's cabinet - Gary Locke
If Former WashingtonGovernor Gary Locke for Secretary of Commerce appointment is approved, Gary Locke will be the third Asian-American to join Mr Obama's cabinet. Locke earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Yale University, and a law degree from Boston University. |
