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Obama to name Commerce secretary ambassador to China
- By Marc Ambinder
- March 7, 2011
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He would succeed former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who has stepped down from the key U.S. diplomatic post. Huntsman is considering a run for the Republican nomination for president in 2012.
Locke is a former two-term governor of Washington state who has specialized in U.S.-China business relations. His grandfather emigrated to the United States from China, working first as a servant in exchange for English lessons, according to Locke's official biography.
The appointment would require Senate confirmation.
Locke earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Yale University and a law degree from Boston University.
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