Gary Locke
Gary Locke
Gary Faye Lockeis an American politician. Locke was the United States ambassador to China from 2011 until 2014. He was the 21st Governor of Washington from 1997 to 2005 and served in the Obama administration as United States Secretary of Commerce from 2009 to 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 January 1950
CountryUnited States of America
call fire people
People should call us and let us know if they're going to do some burning. That way we know what's going on if we get fire calls.
good high job leaders legal school star students unable
Every year, some 65,000 high school students - many of them star students and leaders in their communities - are unable to go to college or get a good job because they have no legal status.
access beijing chinese experience henry leader list perhaps preparing since top valuable
On top of my to-do list in preparing for Beijing is 'On China' by Henry Kissinger, who has had firsthand experience with every top Chinese leader since Mao, so his insights are valuable and his access is perhaps unrivaled.
confess criminal good john loving maybe prosecutor
I confess to loving a good murder mystery - anything by Scott Turow or John Grisham. Maybe it's a holdover from my days as a criminal prosecutor in Seattle.
attitude defined education immigrants provide tries
The U.S. tries to provide immigrants who grow up here with a world-class education and imbue them with the can-do attitude that has long defined American innovation.
burn indiana legal trash
It's not legal to burn trash under Indiana law.
appreciation asian countries greater importance large northwest pacific trade
In the Pacific Northwest we have a greater appreciation of the importance of trade with Asian countries because we have large Asian populations.
academic achievement closing eighth fourth great last led math nation past proud raising reading scores seven strides three washington year
We've made great strides in raising academic achievement during the past seven years. I am especially proud that Washington led the nation last year in reading scores for African-American fourth graders. African-American eighth graders in Washington scored better in math than in all but three states. We are closing the achievement gap.
corporate education fantasies present short software
While costly fantasies of this kind present a mouthwatering bonanza to software manufacturers and other corporate sponsors, what they bode for education is nothing short of disastrous, ... Education is not reducible to the downloading of information.
countries general particular states trade united
We really need to look at trade in general between the United States and all countries in the world, not just one particular country.
five knocked
We got in there and knocked it down in about five minutes. We were fortunate.
economic economy economy-and-economics stimulate
We think it's upside-down economics: It does too little to stimulate the economy now and it does too much to weaken our economic future.
bit coming crisis dire electricity major telling
We are in dire straits come this January, ... If they're (California) telling us now they will not be able to give us any bit of electricity, we have a major crisis coming up.
disagree greatly microsoft products strongly
We strongly disagree with the judge's findings. Microsoft products have greatly benefited consumers.