Thank you, Tom [Allegretti].   I am so pleased to be here with all of you, and to see many friends I’ve worked with in the past. As you have heard, I began my career in government as Deputy Administrator in the Maritime Administration and as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. So it’s always a...

Thank you, Mark [McAndrews].   I am so pleased to be here with all of you, and to see many friends I’ve worked with in the past. And let me wish you a happy Western Hemisphere Ports Day which I know you celebrated yesterday. As you have heard, I began my career in government as Deputy...

Thank you, Ylan [Mui] for that warm welcome! Let me begin by acknowledging the very special guests on our program: Chairman John Thune; former Secretary of Transportation and Senator Elizabeth Dole; Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe; President Mike Sacco of the Seafarers International; Chairman Bill Shuster; and, the Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell. We are also...

Thank you for that kind introduction. It is a pleasure to be here with you — the front-line warriors in charge of building, maintaining and repairing our transportation infrastructure. You understand, as I do, that infrastructure is the underpinning of our country’s world-class economy—one of the most productive, flexible and dynamic in the world.  It...

Thank you, Governor Hickenlooper and Governor Ducey. I am so pleased to join you and the other governors to discuss infrastructure and innovation. I’m talking, of course, about the new automated technologies that have the potential to dramatically change commercial transportation and private travel, expanding access for millions. The private sector is driving these innovations,...

Chairman Thune, Ranking Member Nelson, and members of the committee, Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I also want to thank my home state Senators for their kind introductions. I’m pleased to have the support of Senator Paul, and I will be working to “lock in” the Majority Leader’s support tonight...

The sea plays an important part in our world.  They connect continents.  They connect people.  When ships sail from port to port – they not only transport cargoes, but also information and knowledge and spark greater interaction between peoples of different countries, cultures, and backgrounds.  With these increased interactions and contact come greater understanding and...

Good afternoon!  I am so happy to be able to join you today!  Congratulations on this day!  Today is literally, as that saying goes – the first day of the rest of your life! Today, you will become an American.  It is an emotional and long journey for most of you – a day that...

President Faust, Dean Nohria, Governor Baker, Senator Warren, Senator Markey, members of the Harvard Corporation, and dear friends: My father, Dr. James S. C. Chao, sisters May, Christine, Grace, and Angela, brothers-in-law, Jeff Hwang, Jos Shaver, Gordon Hartogensis, and Jim Breyer, and nieces and nephews Ben, Alexia, Tyler, Penelope, Miranda and Jessica—and, my husband Leader...

Thank you for that very nice introduction.  What a great pleasure it is to be here with you today to celebrate this auspicious occasion! Congratulations to World Journal on its 40th anniversary!  What a milestone this is!  For so many immigrants, the World Journal is their lifeline to the world.  The World Journal helps immigrants...