Career

Elaine filled in as U.S. Secretary of Labor from 2001 to January 2009, and is the first Asian American lady to be delegated to the President's cabinet in American history.

Secretary Chao went to the U.S. Branch of Transportation with broad involvement and expereince in the transportation segment of the country. Right off the bat in her career, she had some expertise in transportation financing in the private sector. She started her official career in open administration chipping away at transportation and exchange issues at the White House. She at that point filled in as Deputy Maritime Administrator, U. S. Bureau of Transportation; Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission; and, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Division of Transportation.

Secretary Chao comprehends the basic job of the Department in guaranteeing the wellbeing of our nation's transportation frameworks. She is additionally distinctly mindful of the key job that foundation plays in our country's financial aggressiveness, and in reinforcing monetary development in both the urban and provincial territories of the nation.  Secretary Chao has a recognized career in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.