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{{Short description|21st governor of Washington}}
{{other people|Gary Locke}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Gary Locke
| image               = Gary Locke official portrait.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2009
| office              = President of [[Bellevue College]]
| status              = Acting
| term_start          = June 15, 2020
| term_end            = July 1, 2023
| predecessor         = Jerry Weber
| successor           = David May
| office1             = 10th [[United States Ambassador to China]]
| president1          = [[Barack Obama]]
| term_start1         = August 16, 2011
| term_end1           = March 1, 2014
| predecessor1        = [[Jon Huntsman Jr.]]
| successor1          = [[Max Baucus]]
| office2             = 36th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]]
| president2          = [[Barack Obama]]
| deputy2             = [[Dennis Hightower]]<br />[[Rebecca Blank]] (acting)
| term_start2         = March 26, 2009
| term_end2           = August 1, 2011
| predecessor2        = [[Carlos Gutierrez]]
| successor2          = [[John Bryson]]
| order3              = 21st [[List of governors of Washington|Governor of Washington]]
| lieutenant3         = [[Brad Owen]]
| term_start3         = January 15, 1997
| term_end3           = January 12, 2005
| predecessor3        = [[Mike Lowry]]
| successor3          = [[Christine Gregoire]]
| office4             = 5th [[King County Executive]]
| term_start4         = January 3, 1994
| term_end4           = January 15, 1997
| predecessor4        = [[Tim Hill (politician)|Tim Hill]]
| successor4          = [[Ron Sims]]
| state_house5        = Washington
| district5           = [[Washington's 37th legislative district|37th]]
| term_start5         = January 10, 1983
| term_end5           = January 3, 1994
| predecessor5        = [[Peggy Maxie]]
| successor5          = [[Vivian Caver]]
| birth_name          = Gary Faye Locke
| birth_date          = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1950|1|21}}}}
| birth_place         = [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Mona Lee|1994|2015|reason=div.}}
| children            = 3
| education           = [[Yale University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Boston University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| module              = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Gary Locke speaks on World Trade Week.ogg|title=Gary Locke's voice|type=speech|description=Gary Locke speaks on World Trade Week<br/>Recorded May 19, 2009}}
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|s        = 骆家辉
|p        = Luò Jiāhuī
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'''Gary Faye Locke''' (born January 21, 1950) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat from the [[state of Washington]]. Locke served as the [[List of governors of Washington|21st governor of Washington]] from 1997 to 2005, where he was the first Chinese-American [[Governor (United States)|governor]] as well as the first Asian American governor in the [[continental United States|continental U.S.]] During the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]], Locke served as [[United States Secretary of Commerce|Secretary of Commerce]] from 2009 to 2011, and as [[United States Ambassador to China|Ambassador to China]] from 2011 to 2014, the first Chinese American to serve in the role.<ref name="TimeBio">{{cite news|title=Commerce Secretary: Gary Locke|author=Gilbert Cruz|date=February 25, 2009|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1881587,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228060410/http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1881587,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2009|access-date=March 25, 2009}}</ref>

First elected to the [[Washington House of Representatives]] in 1982, Locke went on to become [[King County, Washington|King County]] executive in 1993 before being elected governor in the [[1996 Washington gubernatorial election|1996 election]]. A former prosecutor by profession, Locke staked out a reputation as a [[New Democrats (United States)|moderate Democrat]] during his tenure.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Liu |first=Eric |date=August 24, 1997 |title=Locke Step |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1997/08/24/locke-step/14d1f2ed-709a-4acc-b7e2-0c2758c74ece/ |access-date=March 3, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Egan |first=Timothy |date=1996-10-22 |title=Battle in Washington Brings Soul-Searching |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/22/us/battle-in-washington-brings-soul-searching.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Reelected in the [[2000 Washington gubernatorial election|2000 gubernatorial election]], Locke was chosen by national Democrats to give the party's response to president [[George W. Bush]]'s 2003 [[State of the Union]] address.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Egan |first=Timothy |date=2003-01-27 |title=Democrats Turn to Governor for Their State of the Union Response |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/27/us/democrats-turn-to-governor-for-their-state-of-the-union-response.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Locke declined to run for reelection in [[2004 Washington gubernatorial election|2004]].<ref name="rollcall.com">{{Cite web |date=2004-07-23 |title=The Wanted: Who Might Fill a Kerry Cabinet |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2004/07/23/the-wanted-who-might-fill-a-kerry-cabinet/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Roll Call |language=en}}</ref>

From June 2020 until July 2023, Locke served as interim president of [[Bellevue College]], the largest of the institutions that make up the [[Washington Community and Technical Colleges]] system.<ref name="BCNamed" />

==Early life and education==
Gary Locke was born on January 21, 1950, in [[Seattle, Washington]], and spent his early years living in the [[Yesler Terrace, Seattle|Yesler Terrace]] public [[public housing|housing project]]. Locke is a third-generation [[Chinese Americans|Chinese American]] with paternal ancestry from Jilong village, [[Taishan, Guangdong|Taishan]], [[Guangdong]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nwasianweekly.com/2011/11/gary-locke-visits-his-family%E2%80%99s-ancestral-village-in-china-with-his-sister-rita/|title=Gary Locke visits his family's ancestral village in China with his sister Rita|date=12 November 2011|publisher=Northwest Asian Weekly}}</ref>

Locke is the second of five children of James "Jimmy" (Youh K.) Locke, who served as a [[Staff sergeant#United States|staff sergeant]] in the [[5th Armored Division (United States)|U.S. Fifth Armored Division]] during [[World War II]]. James Locke's wife, Julie, is from [[Hong Kong]],<ref>[http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/01/16/1504584/jimmy-locke-father-of-former-gov.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111132348/http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/01/16/1504584/jimmy-locke-father-of-former-gov.html|date=January 11, 2012}}</ref> which at that time was a [[British Crown Colony]]. His paternal grandfather left China in the 1890s and moved to the United States, where he worked as a [[houseboy]] in [[Olympia, Washington]], in exchange for [[English language|English]] lessons.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 30, 2010 |title=Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Asian-American and Pacific Islander Month 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-f3mIn-HTI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/z-f3mIn-HTI |archive-date=2021-12-15 |access-date=September 10, 2012 |publisher=Commerce News}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Locke's father was born on October 15, 1917, in Taishan, and moved to the United States in 1931. He died on January 5, 2011, at the age of 93.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bobrowsky |first=Olivia |date=2011-01-15 |title=Jimmy Locke, father of former Washington governor, dies at 93 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/jimmy-locke-father-of-former-washington-governor-dies-at-93/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Locke did not learn to speak English until he was five years old and entered kindergarten.<ref name="english">{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-President-Obama-and-Commerce-Secretary-Nominee-Gary-Locke/|title=Remarks by President Obama and Commerce Secretary Nominee Gary Locke|date=February 25, 2009|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|access-date=July 12, 2009}}</ref>

Locke graduated with honors from Seattle's [[Franklin High School (Seattle)|Franklin High School]] in 1968. He achieved [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] rank and received the [[Distinguished Eagle Scout Award]] from the [[Scouting in Washington (state)|Boy Scouts of America]].<ref name="english"/><ref name="HistoryLinkBio">{{cite web|url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?displaypage=output.cfm&file_id=7830| title=Locke, Gary Faye (b. 1950)|publisher=[[HistoryLink]]|author=Frank Chesley|date= June 29, 2006|access-date=March 25, 2009}}</ref> Through a combination of part-time jobs, financial aid, and scholarships, Locke attended [[Yale University]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[political science]] in 1972.<ref name=AsianBio>{{cite web|access-date=November 9, 2008|url=http://www.asianamerican.net/bios/Locke-Gary.html|title=Biography of Governor Gary Locke|website=Who's Who of Asian Americans}}</ref> He received his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Boston University School of Law]] in 1975.

==State of Washington political career==
Locke has spoken of being inspired by [[Wing Luke]], a Chinese American attorney and politician from Seattle who died in a plane crash in 1965.<ref name="seattle times 80th">{{cite news |last=Stripling |first=Sherry |date=2005-02-25 |title=Wing Luke: the man behind the museum |work=Seattle Times |publisher=The Seattle Times Company |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/wing-luke-the-man-behind-the-museum/ |accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

In 1982, Locke was elected from a South Seattle district to the [[Washington House of Representatives]], where he served as the chair of the Appropriations Committee. Eleven years later, in 1993, Locke was elected [[King County, Washington|King County]]'s Executive, defeating incumbent [[Rockefeller Republican|liberal Republican]] [[Tim Hill (politician)|Tim Hill]].

===Governor of Washington===
In 1996, Locke won the [[1996 Washington gubernatorial election|Democratic primary and general election for governor of Washington]], becoming the first Chinese American governor in United States history. His political committee was fined $2,500 by regulators in 1997 after admitting to state campaign finance law violations.<ref name="Sidoti">{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090225/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_commerce |title=Obama selected Locke to run Commerce Department |agency=Associated Press |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |first=Liz |last=Sidoti |date=February 25, 2009 |access-date=February 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228162329/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090225/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_commerce |archive-date=February 28, 2009 }}</ref>

Locke faced criticism from fellow Democrats for embracing the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s "no-new-taxes" approach to Washington's budget woes during and after the 2001 economic turmoil. Among his spending-reduction proposals were laying off thousands of state employees; reducing health coverage; freezing most state employees' pay; and cutting funding for nursing homes and programs for the [[developmentally disabled]].

In his final budget, Locke suspended two voter-passed school initiatives and cut state education funding. Supported by the state's political left, former [[Washington Supreme Court]] Justice [[Phil Talmadge]] announced his plans to challenge Locke in the 2000 Democratic primary, but Talmadge ended his campaign early for health reasons. Locke [[2000 Washington gubernatorial election|went on to win reelection in 2000]].

==== 2003 State of the Union response and retirement ====
Locke was chosen to give his party's response to [[George W. Bush]]'s [[2003 State of the Union Address]].<ref name="speaker">{{cite press release|title = Democratic Leaders Announce Governor Gary Locke Will Deliver the Democratic Response to State of the Union Address|publisher = Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi|date = January 15, 2003|url = http://www.house.gov/pelosi/prGovGaryLocke011503.htm|access-date = February 24, 2009|quote = Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that Governor Gary Locke of Washington state will deliver the Democratic response to President Bush’s State of the Union address.|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090301105025/http://www.house.gov/pelosi/prGovGaryLocke011503.htm|archive-date = March 1, 2009|df = mdy-all}}</ref> In a surprise move, Locke announced in July 2003 that he would [[2004 Washington gubernatorial election|not seek a third term]],<ref name="retire">{{cite press release|title = Gov. Gary Locke Announces He Will Not Seek a Third Term|publisher = Washington State Office of the Governor|date = July 21, 2003|url = http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/governorlocke/press/press-view.asp?pressRelease=1403&newsType=1|access-date =February 24, 2009}}</ref> saying, "Despite my deep love of our state, I want to devote more time to my family."<ref name="retire" />

[[Susan Paynter]], a columnist at the ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'', suggested that racist slurs, insults, and threats that Locke and his family received, especially after his rebuttal to Bush's State of the Union address, may have played a role in Locke's decision to leave office after two terms.<ref name="PI_Paynter_20030726">{{cite news|url= http://www.seattlepi.com/paynter/132272_paynter25.html |access-date=December 17, 2007|title= Threats to Locke's family are a factor in third-term decision|last= Paynter|first=Susan|work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|date= July 26, 2003}}</ref> The governor's office received hundreds of threatening letters and emails; others threatened to kill his children.<ref name="PI_Paynter_20030726" /> His official portrait, painted by [[Michele Rushworth]], was unveiled in the state capitol by Governor [[Christine Gregoire]] on January 4, 2006.

After leaving office, Locke joined the Seattle office of international law firm [[Davis Wright Tremaine]] [[LLP]], in their China and governmental-relations practice groups. During the leadup to the [[Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008|2008 Democratic presidential primary]], Locke was Washington co-chairman of [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[Political campaign|campaign]].<ref name=PI_Ammons_20071007>{{cite news |access-date=October 17, 2007|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003932467_weblocke07m.html|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|title=Ex-governor Locke named Clinton state co-chair|last=Ammons|first=David|date=October 7, 2007}}</ref>

== National politics ==
On the national stage, Democrats saw Locke as a possible vice-presidential choice. In 1997, he was a guest at the [[State of the Union address]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Clinton, Bill |date=February 4, 1997 |title=Remarks By The President In State Of The Union Address |url=http://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/SOU97/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716023357/http://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/SOU97/ |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=February 24, 2009 |website=The White House |quote=Gary Locke, the newly elected Governor of Washington State, is the first Chinese American governor in the history of our country. He's the proud son of two of the millions of Asian American immigrants who have strengthened America with their hard work, family values and good citizenship. He represents the future we can all achieve. Thank you, Governor, for being here. Please stand up.}}</ref> During the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 presidential election]], Locke was seen as a potential [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]] choice for Democratic nominee [[John Kerry]]. Locke was mentioned as a potential contender for [[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]] or [[Office of the United States Trade Representative|United States Trade Representative]] under a hypothetical Kerry administration.<ref name="rollcall.com"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Matthew Hay |date=November 1, 2004 |title=CABINET POSITIONS FACE CHANGES |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2004-11-01-0411010015-story.html |access-date=March 3, 2023 |website=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref>

===Secretary of Commerce===
[[File:GaryLockeFamily.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Locke's family awaiting the arrival of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]] in the [[White House]] on May 1, 2009]]
On December 4, 2008, the [[Associated Press]] reported that Locke was a potential candidate for [[U.S. Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]] in then-President-elect [[Barack Obama]]'s cabinet. Eventually, then-[[Colorado]] Senator [[Ken Salazar]] was nominated for that position instead.

On February 25, 2009, Locke was announced as Obama's choice for [[Secretary of Commerce]],<ref name="Sidoti" /> and his nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate by unanimous consent on March 24.<ref name=confirmation>{{cite news|title=U.S. Senate Confirms Gary Locke as Commerce Secretary|publisher=[[United States Department of Commerce]]|date=March 24, 2009|url=https://www.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases_FactSheets/PROD01_007824|access-date=March 25, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327024230/http://www.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases_FactSheets/PROD01_007824|archive-date=March 27, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Locke was sworn in March 26 by District Judge [[Richard A. Jones]],<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Keefe|first=Ed|title=Locke Officially Leading Commerce|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 27, 2009|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/03/locke_officially_leading_comme.html|access-date=March 29, 2009}}</ref> and by Obama on May 1.

Locke was the first Chinese-American Secretary of Commerce, and one of three Asian Americans in Obama's cabinet, joining [[United States Secretary of Energy|Secretary of Energy]] [[Steven Chu]] and [[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs|Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] [[Eric Shinseki]]. ''[[Politico]]'' reported Locke was a popular cabinet member among both businesses and the executive branch.<ref>{{cite news|title=CEOs: Locke Obama's Secret Weapon|publisher=[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/48959.html}}</ref> A declaration of assets made in March 2011 showed Locke to be the sixth-richest official in the U.S. executive branch.<ref name="scmp20120518jiao">{{cite news|last=Jiao|first=Priscilla|title=Locke calls daily's bluff by declaring his assets|work=South China Morning Post|date=May 18, 2012|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/1001247/locke-calls-dailys-bluff-declaring-his-assets|access-date=April 12, 2015}}</ref> {{clear}} [[File:Gary Locke official portrait for Department of Commerce by Michele Rushworth.jpg|thumb|Gary Locke's official portrait for the U.S. Department of Commerce was painted by [[Michele Rushworth]] ]]

===Ambassador to China===
[[File:Kurt Campbell with Chen Guangcheng at US Embassy May 1, 2012.jpg|thumb|[[Chen Guangcheng]] (left) with Locke (center) and [[Kurt M. Campbell]] (right) at the [[U.S. Embassy in Beijing]] on May 1, 2012]]

Following the resignation of [[Jon Huntsman Jr.]], Obama nominated Locke to serve as [[United States Ambassador to China]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Obama officially nominates Locke as China envoy |date=March 9, 2011 |url= http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2014441720_obamaofficiallynameslockeambassdortochina.html |access-date=March 9, 2011 |work=The Seattle Times |first=Kyung M. |last=Song}}</ref> The Senate confirmed Locke unanimously on July 27, 2011;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/galleries/pdcl/index.htm |title=U.S. Senate Periodical Press Gallery |publisher=Senate.gov |access-date=May 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126173242/https://www.senate.gov/galleries/pdcl/index.htm |archive-date=November 26, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> Locke resigned as Secretary of Commerce on August 1.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/personnel-notes/174735-commerce-secretary-gary-locke-resigns-to-become-ambassador-to-china |first=Gautham |last=Nagesh |title=Commerce Secretary Gary Locke resigns to become Ambassador to China |work=The Hill |date=August 1, 2011 |access-date=August 1, 2011}}</ref>

A photo of Locke carrying his own knapsack and ordering his own coffee at the [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport]] went viral in China on the [[Sina Weibo]] [[social network]], with many commentators approving of his humble, low-key style.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gary-locke-charms-china-by-carrying-own-bag/|title=Gary Locke charms China by carrying own bag|date=August 16, 2011|website=The Seattle Times|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> At his first news conference after arrival in Beijing, Locke pledged to promote bilateral cooperation and understanding between the two countries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thechinatimes.com/online/2011/08/1035.html|title=New U.S. Ambassador Pledged to Promote Cooperation between U.S. and China |work=The China Times |access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref>

Early in Locke's ambassadorship, Chinese dissident [[Chen Guangcheng]] escaped from house arrest and sought refuge in the [[U.S. Embassy in Beijing]] in April 2012. On May 2, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] demanded an apology from the U.S. for its role in the incident.<ref>[http://thinkingchinese.com/Chinas-Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-demands-that-the-US-apologizes-for-the-Chen-Guangcheng-incident 外交部要求美方就陈光诚一事向中方道歉 – The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands that the US apologizes for the Chen Guangcheng incident] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825000219/http://thinkingchinese.com/Chinas-Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-demands-that-the-US-apologizes-for-the-Chen-Guangcheng-incident |date=2012-08-25 }} (bilingual), [http://thinkingchinese.com Thinking Chinese], May 2012</ref> In an editorial on May 4, ''[[Beijing Daily]]'' questioned Locke's motives by taking Chen in,<ref name="scmp20120518jiao"/> describing Chen as "a tool and a pawn for American politicians to blacken China."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47289362#.T6Ne0utSSYk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505133854/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47289362#.T6Ne0utSSYk |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 5, 2012 |title=China paper calls Chen a U.S. pawn; envoy is a "troublemaker" |author=Chris Buckley |date=May 4, 2012 |agency=Reuters |publisher=MSNBC |access-date=May 4, 2012}}</ref>

In late November 2013, Locke announced that he would step down as ambassador to spend more time with his family in Seattle. In an analysis of his ambassadorship, Sun Zhe, a professor at [[Tsinghua University]] in [[Beijing]], said, "It is not an easy job to be the American ambassador to China. Gary Locke is not a shining star, but a simple and unadorned ambassador." Shen Dingli, dean of the international studies department at [[Fudan University]] in [[Shanghai]], largely concurred, commenting that Locke "showed us how a U.S. minister-level official behaves by taking economy-class flights" but "caused a twist" when he allowed Chen refuge in the U.S. embassy.<ref>{{cite news|last=Denyer|first=Simon|title=U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke to step down, rejoin family in Seattle|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-ambassador-to-china-to-step-down-to-rejoin-family-in-seattle/2013/11/20/1b0ea914-51f1-11e3-9ee6-2580086d8254_story.html|access-date=February 22, 2014|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=November 20, 2013}}</ref> [[Max Baucus]], a former [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Montana]], was Obama's nominee to replace Locke and was confirmed by the Senate 96–0; Vice President [[Joe Biden]] administered the [[oath of office]] on February 21, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Herman|first=Malia Rulon|title=Max Baucus sworn in as ambassador|url=http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20140221/NEWS01/302210009/Max-Baucus-sworn-in-as-ambassador|access-date=February 22, 2014|newspaper=[[Great Falls Tribune]]|date=February 21, 2014}}</ref>

== Post-ambassadorship career ==
On February 17, 2016, Locke joined the board of [[AMC Theatres]].<ref>{{cite press release | title = Gary Locke and John Zeng Join AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors | publisher = [[AMC Theatres]] | date = 2016-02-17 | url = http://investor.amctheatres.com/file.aspx?IID=4171292&FID=32982956 | access-date = 2016-08-08}}</ref> After dumping more than $1.7 million in AMC stock in June of 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=AMC Insiders Dumped Huge Portions of their Shares after WTF Spike, AMC Sold Shares, and Wanda is Already Outa There |url=https://wolfstreet.com/2021/06/05/amc-insiders-dumped-huge-portions-of-their-shares-after-wtf-spike-on-wednesday-amc-sold-shares-wanda-is-already-outa-there/ |date=2021-06-05 |first1=Wolf |last1=Richter}}</ref> Locke was a named party in a shareholer lawsuit against the board in August of 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=In Re AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, C.A. No. 2023-0215-MTZ (Del. Ch. 2023) |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9419858/in-re-amc-entertainment-holdings-inc-stockholder-litigation/ |date=2023-08-11 |website=courtlistener.com}}</ref>

On May 31, 2016, Locke joined the board of the Seattle-based global health nonprofit [[PATH (global health organization)|PATH]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.path.org/news/press-room/766/|title=Announcement: PATH welcomes Governor Gary Locke to its board of directors – PATH|website=www.path.org|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>

Locke has been a major proponent of affirmative action in Washington State. He publicly endorsed I-1000 in the 2019 Washington State general election. Those efforts were overturned by a majority of voters in the state of Washington in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Referendum_88,_Vote_on_I-1000_Affirmative_Action_Measure_(2019)#Support_for_an_approve_vote|title=Washington Initiative 1000, Affirmative Action and Diversity Commission Measure (2019)|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>

In 2020, an ad for the reelection of president [[Donald Trump]] portrayed Locke with [[Joe Biden]] and falsely suggested he was an official of the [[Chinese Communist Party]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dovere |first=Edward-Isaac |date=April 10, 2020 |title=Gary Locke Is Mad About That Trump Ad |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/trumps-attacks-gary-locke/609844/ |work=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref>

Locke was tapped to be the interim president of [[Bellevue College]] on May 28, 2020, following the resignation of the college's president due to a controversial defacement of a campus mural.<ref name="BCNamed">{{cite news |last=Cornwell |first=Paige |date=May 28, 2020 |title=Former Gov. Gary Locke named interim president of Bellevue College |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eastside/former-gov-gary-locke-named-interim-president-of-bellevue-college/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=May 28, 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He assumed the acting post on June 15, 2020.<ref name="napost.com">{{cite web |title=Bellevue College Selects Gary Locke as Interim President |url=https://napost.com/2020/bellevue-collage-selects-gary-locke-as-interim-president/ |access-date=25 August 2023 |date=4 June 2020}}</ref> On March 29, 2023, it was announced that David May would become permanent president,<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. David May Selected as New President of Bellevue College – Bellevue College |url=https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/news/article/dr-david-may-selected-as-new-president-of-bellevue-college/ |website=Bellevue College |access-date=25 August 2023 |date=March 29, 2023}}</ref> assuming the acting post on June 15, 2020.<ref name="napost.com"/> May took office on July 1, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Office of the President – Bellevue College |url=https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/about-us/college-leadership/president/ |website=Bellevue College |access-date=25 August 2023 |date=2023}}</ref>

In March 2021, local media speculated that Locke could run for [[Mayor of Seattle]] in the [[2021 Seattle mayoral election|2021 election]]. Commentators noted that this was unlikely, as he resided in [[Bellevue, Washington]], outside of Seattle city limits.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Katie |last2=King |first2=Angela |date=2021-03-26 |title=Gary Locke is probably not running for Seattle mayor. For starters, he lives in Bellevue |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/this-week-in-politics-locking-down-the-seattle-mayoral-race |access-date=2021-12-24 |website=www.kuow.org |language=en}}</ref> Locke chose not to run, instead endorsing the campaign of [[Bruce Harrell]], who was elected.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yamamoto|first=J. K.|date=2021-11-10|title=Bruce Harrell Wins Race for Seattle Mayor|url=http://rafu.com/2021/11/bruce-harrell-wins-race-for-seattle-mayor/|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Rafu Shimpo|language=en-US}}</ref>

On November 16, 2023, Locke joined [[Dorsey & Whitney]] as a senior advisor. [https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/former-us-ambassador-to-china-joins-dorsey-as-senior-advisor]

==Personal life==
Locke's first marriage, to a law school classmate, ended with a divorce in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simon |first=Jim |date=January 14, 1997 |title=Meet the governor of details |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970114&slug=2518777 |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref> On October 15, 1994, Locke married Mona Lee, a television reporter for the [[NBC]] affiliate [[KING-TV|KING 5 television]] in Seattle and former [[Miss Asian America]] 15 years his junior.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bjorhus |first=Jennifer |date=March 10, 1997 |title=First baby arrives: Emily Nicole Locke |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970310&slug=2528037 |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref> They divorced in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bayang |first=Ruth |date=May 12, 2017 |title=Lockes divorced, remain good friends |url=http://nwasianweekly.com/2017/05/lockes-divorced-remain-good-friends/ |work=Northwest Asian Weekly |access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Meng |first=Angela |date=November 22, 2013 |title=Wife of US Ambassador to China Gary Locke denies he had affair |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1363267/wife-us-ambassador-china-gary-locke-denies-he-had-affair |work=South China Morning Post |access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref>
The Lockes have three children: Emily Nicole (b. March 1997), Dylan James (b. March 1999), and Madeline Lee (b. November 2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/governorlocke/bios/bio.htm |title=About Governor Gary Locke |publisher=Digitalarchives.wa.gov |access-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> He is a Protestant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gary Locke on Principles & Values |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/Governor/Gary_Locke_Principles_+_Values.htm |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.ontheissues.org}}</ref>

Regarding his ethnicity and being the only person of Chinese descent to have served as an ambassador to China, he said, "I’m proud of my Chinese heritage. I’m proud of the great contributions that China has made to world civilization over thousands of years. But I’m thoroughly American. I’m proud of the great values that America has brought to the entire world and all that America stands for."<ref>Wan, William. "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-parting-speech-us-ambassador-urges-china-to-improve-human-rights-record/2014/02/27/5aabf59a-9f94-11e3-b8d8-94577ff66b28_story.html In parting speech, U.S. ambassador urges China to improve human rights record]." ''[[The Washington Post]]''. February 27, 2014.</ref>

==Political views==
When asked if there is place for Asian Americans in politics, Locke had this to say:

"I think our native cultures have emphasized respect for our elders, care of our elders, but also focusing on education. But my overall response is that Asian Americans are part and parcel of the great success of America. Our grandparents came over in the 1800s to work in the railroads, work the [[lumber camp]]s, goldmines, worked in the canneries, farmland that most people thought could never raise a crop, worked as merchants in cities that were just emerging. They fought in world wars, died for our freedoms and our liberties. Asian Americans have given our blood, sweat and tears to the communities and to this country. There's a prosperity that we on the west coast enjoy. So much of the prosperity and progress of the western states is because of the blood, sweat and tears of Asian Americans. From doing the dirty work to fighting in our world wars and contributing to our society now as doctors, researchers, people in high tech, as innovators, in all different professions. We have every right, indeed a responsibility, to help set the policies that will move our communities and our nation forward."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kagy |first1=Tom |title=Gary Locke: Governor Fix-It |url=http://goldsea.com/Personalities/Lockegary/lockegary.html |website=Goldsea |access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[History of Chinese Americans in Seattle]]
* [[List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Gary Locke}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131017104242/http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/ambassador11.html Ambassador Gary Locke]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100505192606/http://www.commerce.gov/OS/index.htm Biography] at the [[United States Department of Commerce]]
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* Gary Locke, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zujLO-LSULY "Trends and Challenges of China's Economic and Technology Rise,"] Keynote Address to China 2.0 Conference, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Oct. 24, 2013. <small>—Video.</small>
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*[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/governorlocke/bios/bio.htm Bio of Gary Locke], [[Washington State Digital Archives]]
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