President Joe Biden on July 2 nominated Chantale Wong to be the United States director to the Asian Development Bank, a post with the rank of ambassador.
According to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, Wong is the first out lesbian and first out LGBTQ person of color in U.S. history to be nominated for an ambassador-level position. Wong was formerly CFO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a position to which she was appointed by former President Barack Obama, according to a White House statement.
Wong also served as budget director at NASA and acting budget director of the U.S. Treasury Department. Former President Bill Clinton appointed her as a U.S. representative to the Asian Development Bank, a release from the White House stated.
Chantale Wong becomes first LGBTQ person of color nominated for director of Asian Development Bank
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