Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao remained in China during the early days of her husband Sen. Mitch McConnell's hospitalization, with a spokesperson saying his medical condition did not require her to cut the…

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18th United States Secretary of Transportation and 24th United States Secretary of Labor

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McConnell’s Health Remains Unclear as Wife Returns From China Trip

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About Elaine Chao

Elaine Lan Chao is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as United States secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and as United States secretary of transportation in the first administration of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party and wife of U.S. senator Mitch McConnell, Chao was the first Asian-American woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. She resigned as secretary of transportation after the January 6 United States Capitol attack.

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Occupation: politician, economist
Position held: United States Secretary of Labor, United States Secretary of Transportation, United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Citizenship: United States, Taiwan
Born: March 26, 1953
Website: https://elainechao.com/

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