Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao

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Meet the Secretary

• About the Secretary
• Biografía en Español
• About the Secretary (in Chinese)
• About the Secretary (in Korean)

Secretarial Messages

• News Releases
• Speeches, Remarks & Congressional Testimony
• Webcast

Secretary Chao’s Initiatives

• Current and Past Budget Proposals
• Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report
• American Competitiveness Initiative
• Hurricane Katrina Recovery Assistance
• Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
• Strengthening Social Security
• Creating Opportunities for Asian Pacific Americans
• Reemployment Rights for Returning Service Members (USERRA)
• Enron Lawsuit

• Outreach Activities
• 21^st Century Workforce Initiative
• Compliance Assistance
• President's Management Agenda
• New Freedom Initiative
  • Office of Disability Employment Policy
• Information Quality Guidelines

Events and Major Speeches

2006

• Labor Secretary Announces $716,388 Grant for Dislocated Workers in Maine (August 4, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Awards Nearly $260 Million for Senior Community Service Employment (July 31, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Addresses Carpenters Dedication Ceremony for New Training Center (July 27, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Commemorates 16th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Highlights Administration’s Plans to Keep U.S. Workforce Competitive (July 26, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Expresses Appreciation of Nation to New Orleans Active Duty Guard Members (July 26, 2006)
• Secretary of Labor Announces Nearly $6 Million in Grants to Train Workers in the Financial Services Industry (July 18, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Announces $2.2 Million Grant to Aid Dislocated Retail Industry Workers in Massachusetts (July 14, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Addresses Attendees of 2006 Diversity Best Practices Conference (July 12, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Addresses Attendees of 2006 Workforce Innovations Conference (July 11, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Announces Second Grant Competition for the President’s Community-Based Job Training Grants (July 3, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Directs $1.6 Million Grant to Aid Flood Recovery in Massachusetts (June 29, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Announces Nearly $13.4 Million Grant to Aid Ongoing Hurricane Relief Efforts in Texas and Mississippi (June 29, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Emphasizes the Importance of Education and Training in Workers' Lifelong Earnings (June 29, 2006)
• MINER Act Signed Into Law (June 15, 2006)
• Secretary Chao: Creating New Jobs is the One Basic Challenge All Nations Share (June 8, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Addresses Austrian Technical University Students (June 6, 2006)
• Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces $637,000 Grant to Assist Dislocated Workers in Montana (June 5, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Delivers Remarks at the Economic Club of America, Miami, Florida (May 31, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Welcomes Chinese-American Veterans of World War II to DOL (May 26, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Recognizes Contributions of Merchant Mariners on National Maritime Day (May 22, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Delivers Remarks at the 2006 Media Summit of the National Association of Hispanic Publishers (May 18, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Addresses the CelebrASIAN 2006: Partnering for Growth, Chicago, Illinois (May 17, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Delivers Remarks at the Agnes Scott College Commencement, Decatur, Georgia (May 13, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Addresses Southern Women in Public Service Conference (May 8, 2006)
• Secretary Chao and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt Help Seniors with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollment (May 5, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Announces $5.5 Million Grant to Aid in Recovery From Severe Flooding in Northern California (May 5, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Hosts Fifth Annual Federal Career Advancement Summit for Asian Pacific Americans (May 5, 2006)
• Secretary Chao's Remarks at the National Day of Prayer (May 4, 2006)
• Secretary of Labor Announces Nearly $2.5 Million Grant to Train Workers in the Maritime Industry (May 2, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Recognizes Seven Organizations for their Efforts to Promote Equal Employment Opportunity (April 26, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Joins President Bush for an Event with Asian Pacific Americans on the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits (April 12, 2006)
• Secretary Chao and First Lady Laura Bush Announce $20 million Grant to the National Urban League (April 10, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Applauds the Achievements of Latina Women and the Bravery of Hispanic American Soldiers (April 3, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Addresses 2006 National Summit on Retirement Savings (March 1, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Announces WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development) Initiative (February 1, 2006)
• Secretary Chao Speaks on Global Employment and Future Job Creation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (January 25, 2006)

2005

• Secretary Chao Announces New Employment and Reemployment Rights Protection Regulations for Members of the Armed Forces (December 16, 2005)
• Secretary Chao Hosts 17th Annual Labor Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (December 6, 2005)
• Secretary Chao Announces Pathways to Construction Employment Initiative (December 5, 2005)
• Secretary Chao Announces "Key to Career Success" Cards and REALifelines Online Advisor to Assist Veterans Re-entering the Workforce (November 10, 2005)
• Secretary Chao Hosts 2005 Opportunity Conference for Asian Pacific, Hispanic, and African Americans (November 9, 2005)
• Secretary Chao Announces Recipients of 2005 New Freedom Initiative Awards (October 28, 2005)
• Department Labor is the First Federal Agency to Achieve Highest Score on all Five Major Components of the President's Management Agenda (PMA) (July 21, 2005)
• Fourth Annual Asian Pacific American Federal Career Advancement Summit (May 4, 2005)
• Mercatus Center Announcement of #1 Government Agency Performance Ranking (April 14, 2005)
• G-8 Labor Ministers (March 11, 2005)
• Uruguyan Presidential Inauguration (March 5, 2005)

2004

• White House Conference on the Economy (December 16, 2004)
• 2004 Opportunity Conference (October 14, 2004)
• Secretary Chao Launches Recovery and Employment Initiative for Injured and Wounded Veterans Called REALifelines (10/4/2004)
• Secretary Chao and Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez Sign Joint Declaration to Improve Working Conditions for Mexican Workers (7/21/2004)
• Secretary Chao Hosts Third Annual Asian Pacific American Federal Career Advancement Summit (5/11/2004)
• Secretary Chao names a new Overtime Security Task Force to maximize protection of workers' pay rights under new Overtime Security rules (4/30/2004)
• Secretary Chao announces revised overtime rules for "white-collar" workers (4/20/2004)
• Secretary Chao announces a new national Health Care Initiative (3/19/2004)
• President George W. Bush joined by Secretary Chao addresses businesswomen at summit in Cleveland, Ohio (3/12/2004)
• Secretary Chao visits workers and employers in Oregon and Washington on second "Jobs & Growth Tour" (2/23/2004)
• Secretary Chao Visits Iraq (1/28-29/2004)

2003

• Secretary Chao Visits West Africa (12/18-21/2003)
• DOL Honors America's Veterans and Adopts D.C. National Guard (11/14/2003)
• DOL Hosts Three Women Iraqi Labor Officials (10/28/2003)
• Women’s Entrepreneurship in the 21^st Century Summit (9/23/2003)

2002

• 14^th Annual Labor Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (10/10/2002)
• September 11^th Memorial Ceremony, Louisville, Kentucky (9/11/2002)
• Conference on Women Entrepreneurship in the 21^st Century (3/18-19/2002)
• National Summit on Retirement Savings (2/27/2002)
• Workforce Recovery Conference (1/10/2002)

2001

• President George W. Bush Visits DOL for Economic Recovery Announcement (10/4/2001)
• 21^st Century Workforce Summit (6/20/2001)

For more information about the Secretary, contact:

U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-6000