Gary Locke (The More Things Changed)

Gary Faye Locke (born January 21, 1950) is an American politician from Washington who is the 69th and current United States Secretary of State. Locke previously served as the United States ambassador to China (2011-14), in the Obama administration as United States Secretary of Commerce (2009-11), and as the 21st Governor of Washington (1997-2005).

Locke is the first governor in the continental United States of Asian descent, and is the only Chinese American ever to serve as a governor of any state. He is also the first Chinese American to serve as the U.S. ambassador to China. He is also the highest-ranking official of Asian descent in United States history.