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Tina Tchen
陳遠美
Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama Incumbent Assumed office
January 2011President Barack Obama Preceded by Susan Sher Personal details Born January 25, 1956 Nationality 
United StatesPolitical party Democratic Children Patrick and Emma Alma mater Radcliffe College,
Northwestern University School of LawOccupation White House staff Profession Attorney Christina M. "Tina" Tchen (simplified Chinese: 陈远美; traditional Chinese: 陳遠美, pinyin: Chén Yuǎnměi) (born January 25, 1956) is an American lawyer. She serves as Assistant to President Barack Obama; Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama; and Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls.[1][2][3] From the date of Obama's inauguration until January 5, 2011, she was the Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, previously known as the Office of Public Liaison.[2][4]
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Early life and education
Tchen was born in the U.S. to Chinese immigrants who fled Communist China in 1949. She grew up near Cleveland, Ohio, where her father worked as a psychiatrist and her mother as a scientist.[5] She graduated from Harvard University's Radcliffe College in 1978,[6] and received her law degree in 1984 from Northwestern University School of Law.
Career experience
After graduation from Radcliffe, Tchen worked for several years for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as a budget analyst. She then went to law school, and after graduation went to work as an associate attorney for the Chicago office of the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.[5]
Tchen worked at Skadden for 25 years where she specialized in litigation at all levels of the state and federal courts. She represented companies, officers and directors in shareholder class and derivative actions. She also handled a wide range of commercial, intellectual property, and employment-related litigation, and represented public agencies in state and federal class actions, including the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, the Illinois Department of Public Aid and the Chicago Housing Authority. She was a partner at Skadden for 13 years before her appointment to the Obama administration.[5]
Community and professional service
Tchen has served on several boards for organizations involved in public, legal and social policy: the Chicago Bar Association Foundation; the Field Foundation of Illinois (chair of the board); the Chicago Public Library (trustee); and the Chinese American Service League (board member).[7]
Tchen has served on the Judicial Nominations Commission for the Northern District of Illinois and has served in several leadership positions with the American Bar Association Litigation Section.
Awards
Tchen is the recipient of a number of awards recognizing her contributions in the legal field: Leadership Award from the Women's Bar Association of Illinois (1999); "Women of Achievement" award from the Anti-Defamation League (1996); and Chicago Lawyer (Magazine) "Person of the Year" (1994). She was selected for inclusion in Chambers USA guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2008) and The Best Lawyers in America (2009). She also was selected in 2007 as one of the top three women business lawyers in Illinois by the Leading Lawyers Network.[8]
Political donations
Tchen made 13 donations totaling $7,850 to various Democratic political campaigns in 2008.[9] She was also an early supporter of Barack Obama's run for the U.S. presidency, and was an effective fundraiser for his campaign.[5]
References
- ^ "Tina Tchen to become Michelle Obama’s Chief of Staff". Washington, DC: Asian American Action Fund. 2011-01-05. http://www.aaa-fund.com/?p=6571. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ a b "Tina Tchen to Join Office of the First Lady as Chief of Staff". Washington, DC: The White House Office of the First Lady. 2011-01-05. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/05/tina-tchen-join-office-first-lady-chief-staff. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Council on Women and Girls: Leadership". Washington, DC: The White House Council on Women and Girls. 2009-10-01. http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cwg/who/leadership. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ "Engagement, Women, Health Care, and Yarn". Washington, DC: The White House Office of Public Engagement. 2009-05-18. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/05/18/engagement-women-health-care-and-yarn. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ a b c d Who Runs Gov. "Profiles: Christina M. Tchen", WhoRunsGov.com, accessed August 2, 2009.
- ^ "Michelle Obama's new chief of staff 'energetic' and 'driven'". Chicago, IL: Chicago Tribune. 2011-01-06. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-michelle-obama-top-aide-0106-220110105,0,1639356.story. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ "CHRISTINA M. TCHEN". Washington, DC: The White House Office of Public Engagement. 2009-08-31. http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ope/staff/Christina-M-Tchen. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ^ "President-elect Obama announces more key White House staff", change.gov
- ^ Political Campaign Contributions[1], "Christina Tchen." Note: The dollar amount given on the main webpage is cumulative. To view the annual contributions, click on the individual links on the main page.
External links
- Profile at White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs at WhiteHouse.gov
- Council on Women and Girls at WhiteHouse.gov
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Tina Tchen at WhoRunsGov at The Washington Post
- Joining the Office of the First Lady, Tina Tchen, WhiteHouse.gov, January 5, 2011
- "Christina Tchen.". Chicago Chinese News. 2011-01-05. http://www.chinesenewshome.com/chicago/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7671. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
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