Gary Locke

Former US ambassador to China, Gary Locke is a Chinese-American who was born in Seattle. He graduated from Yale and holds a law degree from BostonUniversity. Locke was elected as the Governor of Washington twice, the nation’s first Chinese-American governor in history. Locke then served as Secretary of Commerce under the Obama administration in 2009 before assuming his role as ambassador to China on August 1, 2011.

Outgoing US ambassador to China Gary Locke at the US embassy in Beijing on Friday. Photo: EPA

Official Chinese media outlet uses racial slur 'banana' to insult departing US envoy

A major Chinese government news service used a racist slur to describe the departing American ambassador in a mean-spirited editorial on Friday that drew widespread public condemnation in China.

1 Mar 2014 - 3:43pm 38

Outgoing US Ambassador Gary Locke speaks at a conference in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Scorn and gratitude in China for departing US Ambassador Gary Locke

1 Mar 2014 - 1:18pm 13

Gary Locke pictured at his final press conference. Photo: Reuters

Reconcile with Tokyo, departing US envoy Gary Locke urges Beijing

23 Feb 2017 - 4:55pm 3

Ambassador Gary Locke (right) is interviewed by badminton champion Lin Dan. Photo: SCMP

See China's countryside, outgoing US envoy Gary Locke tells Max Baucus

10 Feb 2014 - 3:45am 1

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Gary Locke measures achievements as ambassador to China in numbers

13 Jun 2016 - 12:45pm

Gary Locke and wife Mona at his 2011 swearing-in. Photo: AFP

Wife of US Ambassador to China Gary Locke denies he had affair

23 Nov 2013 - 7:51am 4

Edwin Mah Lee (left) and Steven Paul Westley (right) are both considered potential canditates for the job. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Two candidates rumoured to be front-runners for next US ambassador to China

22 Nov 2013 - 7:27pm 2

Gary Locke. Photo: Reuters

Gary Locke receives kind parting words from old foe Global Times

21 Nov 2013 - 1:17pm 2

Gary Locke. Photo: Reuters

Gary Locke provided a level head in testing times for Sino-US relations

21 Nov 2013 - 11:55am 3

Ambassador Gary Locke and his family. Photo: SCMP

Gary Locke, the 'humble' envoy who was tested to the limit

21 Nov 2013 - 2:54pm 1

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke rides on the MTR in Hong Kong on May 17, 2010. Photo: AFP

Photos: Gary Locke's two years in China

28 Feb 2014 - 2:58pm

US Ambassador Gary Locke delivers a speech to business delegates in Beijing, September 20, 2011. Photo: Reuters

Gary Locke to step down as US ambassador to China in early 2014

20 Nov 2013 - 4:40pm 3

US ambassador to China, Gary Locke, speaks in Shanghai March 19, 2012. Photo: Reuters

Full text: Gary Locke's statement

20 Nov 2013 - 11:14am 5

US Ambassador to China Gary Locke (centre) poses for a photo with monks at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Photo: AFP

US releases photos of ambassador Gary Locke’s Tibet visit

2 Jul 2013 - 9:39pm

Monks chant mantras at the site near Dzamthang Jonang monastery in Barma where a woman died on May 16 in a self-immolation protest against Beijing. Photo: Reuters

US Ambassador Locke on 3-day trip to Tibet, embassy confirms

28 Jun 2013 - 5:41am

The US Ambassador to China Gary Locke. Photo: AFP

China’s future success depends on rule of law, says Locke

26 Feb 2013 - 7:08pm 2

Henry Tang

Who said it?

6 Feb 2013 - 4:33am

US Ambassador to China Gary Locke. Photo: AFP

US envoy says China can learn from Hong Kong

5 Feb 2013 - 5:30pm 1

A cargo ship, like the vessels Port Miami hopes to attract, is unloaded at Qingdao in Shandong province. Photo: AFP

Port Miami delegation in Beijing to woo Asian cargo

5 Dec 2012 - 3:12am

U.S. ambassador Gary Locke

Who said it?

21 Jun 2018 - 2:38pm

Too many deaths, says US envoy Gary Locke. Photo: AFP

US envoy Gary Locke urges Beijing to rethink Tibet policies

31 Oct 2012 - 4:28am

US Ambassador in China Gary Locke (left) with President Hu Jintao in May. Photo: Reuters

US envoy Gary Locke urges China to review Tibet policy

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13am

US envoy Gary Locke shakes hands with a Tibetan monk.

US envoy allowed by Beijing to visit restive region

18 Oct 2012 - 3:29am

A screenshot from a video taken by Ai Weiwei of protesters surrounding US Ambassador Gary Locke's car in Beijing. Photo: AFP

Ai Weiwei calls anti-Japan protests ‘prepared by officials’

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13am

Second rush on diplomatic vehicle this month raises questions

20 Sep 2012 - 9:08am

Beijing investigates protest around US ambassador's car

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13am

US Ambassador in China Gary Locke. Photo: AFP

Beijing protesters damage US ambassador's car

29 Aug 2013 - 4:13am

The US Ambassador to China Gary Locke gestures during the US-China People-to-People Exchange at the National Museum in Beijing on May 4, 2012. AFP Photo

US military in Asia 'beneficial', Ambassador Locke tells China

1 Sep 2012 - 4:27pm

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20 May 2012 - 12:00am

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