Chris Lu | |
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| United States Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Cherith Norman Chalet |
| 35th United States Deputy Secretary of Labor | |
| In office April 4, 2014 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Seth Harris |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Pizzella |
| 17th White House Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – January 25, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Ross M. Kyle |
| Succeeded by | Danielle Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 12, 1966 New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Christopher P. Lu (simplified Chinese: 卢沛宁; traditional Chinese: 盧沛寧; pinyin: Lú Pèiníng; born June 12, 1966) is a Chinese American political advisor who serves as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform.[1] He is also an alternative representative to the United Nations General Assembly during his tenure as Representative for Management and Reform. In the Obama administration, Lu served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Labor from 2014 to 2017, the White House Cabinet Secretary and Assistant to the President from 2009 to 2013,[2] and the co-chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.[3] Lu graduated from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and from Harvard Law School, where he was a classmate of Obama's.
After serving briefly as an advisor on Senator John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, Lu began working for Barack Obama in 2005 in his U.S. Senate office, where Lu served as legislative director and acting chief of staff. Following Obama's successful 2008 campaign for presidency, Lu was appointed executive director of the Obama-Biden Transition Project. When Obama appointed Lu as Cabinet Secretary, The New York Times described him as "one of the highest-ranking Asian Americans in the Obama administration".[4] In 2018, Lu was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.[5]
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Statement from the President on the Departure of Chris Lu". Office of the Press Secretary, The White House. January 25, 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ White House Website, "Leadership Bios for Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders"
- ^ Falcone, Michael (December 1, 2008). "The New Team: Christopher Lu". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ Incorporated, Prime. "National Academy of Public Administration". National Academy of Public Administration. Retrieved April 11, 2023.