Elaine Chao
Elaine Lan Chao (born March 26, 1953) is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as United States secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and as United States secretary of transportation in the administration of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Chao was the first Asian-Pacific American woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Chao immigrated to the United States when she was eight years old. Her father founded the Foremost Group, an American shipping company based in New York. Chao was raised in Queens, New York and on Long Island, and received degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Harvard Business School. She worked for financial institutions before being appointed to several senior positions in the Department of Transportation under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, including Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission (1988–1989) and Deputy Secretary of Transportation (1989–1991). She served as Director of the Peace Corps from 1991 to 1992 and as president of the United Way of America from 1993 to 1996. When not in government, Chao has served on several corporate boards of directors, including currently for Hyliion, an Austin, Texas-based manufacturer of electric trucks, and electric charger network provider ChargePoint.
赵小兰（英语：Elaine Lan Chao，即伊莱恩·兰·赵；1953年3月26日—），美国前任运输部长，是一位出生于台湾的台裔美国人，美国共和党政治人物，夫婿为参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康诺。赵小兰之资历横跨政商学及非营利组织，包括美国银行VP、和平队队长、联合劝募总裁、保守派智库传统基金会资深杰出学者，亦曾任小布什政府劳工部长，是美国内阁中首位亚裔女性、以及首位华裔部长。、2016年11月获候任总统唐纳德·特朗普提名为运输部长，参议院以93-6票跨党派通过（其丈夫麦康奈尔仅投出席票回避），自此肩负全美陆、海、空交通管理及战时运输调度外，亦负责执行特朗普扩大投资美国的“策略性基础建设”，掌管逾一兆美元前瞻开发；2021年1月7日，因美国国会示威事件而宣布请辞，并于1月11日正式卸任。
趙小蘭（英語：Elaine Lan Chao，即伊萊恩·蘭·趙；1953 年 3 月 26 日—），美國前任運輸部長，是一位出生於台灣的台裔美國人，美國共和黨政治人物，夫婿為参議院少數黨領袖米奇·麥康諾。趙小蘭之資歷橫跨政商學及非營利組織，包括美國銀行 VP、和平隊隊長、聯合勸募總裁、保守派智庫傳統基金會資深傑出學者，亦曾任小布什政府勞工部長，是美國內閣中首位亞裔女性、以及首位華裔部長。、2016 年 11 月獲候任總統唐納德·特朗普提名為運輸部長，参議院以 93 - 6 票跨黨派通過（其丈夫麥康奈爾僅投出席票迴避），自此肩負全美陸、海、空交通管理及戰時運輸調度外，亦負責執行特朗普擴大投資美國的“策略性基礎建設”，掌管逾一兆美元前瞻開發；2021 年 1 月 7 日，因美國國會示威事件而宣佈請辭，並於 1 月 11 日正式卸任。
