Zhao Xiaolan's husband is Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who has just been re-elected as the Senate Majority Leader. After five presidents, he is the most influential Republican in the Senate.
The Associated Press pointed out that the urgent problem facing the new Minister of Transportation is how to adapt the old infrastructure to population growth without becoming a drag on the economy. How to make the air traffic management system more modern; How to ensure the safe use of new traffic technologies to cope with the surge in traffic deaths.
Mitch Banwall, president of the Automobile Manufacturers Union, praised Trump's choice of Zhao Xiaolan as an "excellent choice". There are many big problems to be solved, and it is increasingly difficult for traditional supervision methods to keep up with the rapid innovation of the industry.
According to CNN, Zhao Xiaolan will play a key role in helping Trump's infrastructure spending bill get through Congress and start government-supported projects.
Zhao Xiaolan, a native of Shanghai, China, was born in Taiwan Province Province. 196 1 moved to the United States with his parents and studied at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During President Reagan's period from 65438 to 0986, Zhao Xiaolan entered the federal government of the United States, served as the deputy secretary of the federal shipping department, and was promoted to the chairman of the federal shipping commission from 65438 to 0988. At that time, he was already the highest-ranking Asian American in the federal government. 1989, she was appointed by President Bush as the Deputy Minister of Communications.
In 200 1 year, US President George W. Bush appointed Zhao Xiaolan as Labor Minister. She became the first Chinese in American history, a successful example of American immigration, and opened a bright moment for Chinese Americans to participate in politics.