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Gary Locke appointed as ambassador to China

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With the retirement of ambassador Jon Huntsman, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is slate to take over the role of Ambassador to China. President Barack Obama held a press conference announcing the new ambassador. During the press conference, Gary Locke talks about his family’s connection to China and his new position. He’ll return to the country where his parents and grandparents were born as he continues to build upon the relationship between America and China on issues ranging from security...Read Full Story

U.S. ambassador says China need not fret over dollar assets

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BEIJING ( Reuters ) - China should rest easy that its investments in the dollar remain safe, the newly arrived U.S. ambassador in Beijing, Gary Locke , said on Sunday, adding that the world's two biggest economies could find common ground despite economic and political strains. In his previous job as U.S. commerce secretary, Locke often chided China over its trade policies, but in his first media appearance since taking up his new job in Beijing he gave a more benign message of potential...Read Full Story

Senate approves Bryson as commerce secretary

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WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - The U.S. Senate voted 74-26 on Thursday to confirm former energy company executive John Bryson as U.S. commerce secretary, over the objection of some Republicans due to his background as an environmentalist. President Barack Obama tapped Bryson in May to replace Gary Locke as head of the Commerce Department , which has been at the forefront of government efforts to double U.S. exports by 2014. Locke is now U.S. ambassador to China . (Reporting by Doug Palmer ; Editing...Read Full Story

Commerce Secretary Locke hits China over investment barriers

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WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - Commerce Secretary Gary Locke accused Beijing on Wednesday of discouraging foreign investment to protect its own companies and promised to push against those barriers if confirmed as the next ambassador to China. Locke, in the text of a speech for delivery at the Woodrow Wilson Center , said the United States saw Chinese investment as a "good thing" for American business and workers and only blocked it in a few cases for national security concerns. "Unfortunately...Read Full Story

Envoy-to-be Gary Locke aims to rebalance U.S.-China trade

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WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, tapped to be the next U.S. envoy to China, vowed on Thursday to win more access to Chinese markets, press for a flexible yuan currency and push for more action against counterfeiting of American products. Locke told the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee he would also raise concerns about China's human rights record and convince the Chinese to be more helpful in curbing the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran . A former...Read Full Story

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Gary Locke’s wife on life in China

Mona Locke also hosts a State Department webcast “to help explain what our culture is all about,” and she’s become a bit of a fashion icon, appearing in the pages of the Chinese editions of Marie Claire and Elle. As colleague Keith ...

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Charlie Rose Talks to Gary Locke

How much censorship is there in China today? A lot. The topics that people try to engage in, talking about Taiwan or Tibetans, will be censored. But the people are very creative, and the censors are always one or two steps behind. I think they ...

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Ambassador Locke Shares His Impressions Of China

Gary Locke is Washington's ambassador to Beijing. He took over the post after Jon Huntsman left. Locke is the first U.S. ambassador to China to have roots in that country — his ancestors hail from a village in southern China. He serves at a time of enormous change, a time when many Americans see China as a threat. Ambassador Locke talks to Steve Inskeep about his impressions of China and its government.

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Oklahoma Commerce Secretary Dave Lopez joins Hall Capital board

Hall Capital is the umbrella of several Hall family ventures, including automotive (Fred Jones Cos.), private capital (Hall Capital Partners), real estate (Hall Commercial Real Estate), oil and gas (Hall Energy) and philanthropy (The Fred Jones Family ...

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Commerce secretary meets PMO official ahead on India-EU summit

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Ahead of the India-EU summit later this week, Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar is understood to have discussed the progress in the India-EU trade negotiations with Prime Minister''s Principal Secretary Pulok Chatterji today.

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Commerce Secretary Excited About Economic Growth In Pittsburgh

One of the President's top economic advisers was in town Wednesday. United State Department of Commerce Secretary John Bryson said he's excited about the economic growth happening right here in Pittsburgh.

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