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Chantale Wong nominated to ambassador-level Asian Development Bank post
Originally published 7 July 2021 · Archive restored September 2026
In July 2021, President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Chantale Wong to serve as U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank with the rank of ambassador.
Contemporary LGBTQ+ media described Wong’s nomination as historic because she was set to become the first openly lesbian person appointed to an ambassador-level U.S. post if confirmed by the Senate.
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