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Holly Ham
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
In office
November 13, 2017 – October 26, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDuoa Thor
Succeeded byTina Wei Smith
Acting Director of the
U.S. Department of Education
In office
April 20, 2017 – November 12, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDenise L Carter (acting)
Succeeded byDenise L Carter (acting)

Holly Luong Ham is an American

President Trump on April 20, 2017.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Ham was born in

Saigon, Vietnam, to Chinese parents. After the end of the Vietnam War, her parents took their five children and fled in the summer of 1979. In January 1980, at the age of 7, Ham and her family settled in Texas as refugees.[4][5] Ham graduated from the University of Houston, where she received both her Bachelor and Master of Business Administration degrees and was a member of business honor society Beta Gamma Sigma.[2]

Career

Early and mid-career

In 1994, Ham worked in

software engineer and systems analyst. She spent over 18 years with Hewlett Packard Enterprise.[6]

Ham joined Precise Software Solutions, Inc. as its Chief Growth Officer in March 2021.[1]

In May 2023, Ham lost a 3-way race for Position 6 for Humble ISD Board of Trustees.[7]

Government career

On April 20, 2017, President Trump announced Ham's appointment as Assistant Secretary for Management in the U.S. Department of Education. The post did not require Senate confirmation.[3][8]

On November 13, 2017, Ham was appointed executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the U.S. Department of Education.[2]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[9]

Ham served as Director of Special Projects in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.[1]

In her role as Senior Advisor in the U.S. Department of Commerce MBDA, Ham connected the agency with a virtual business center to provide resources in support of minority business enterprises.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Holly Ham named new Chief Growth Officer at Precise Software Solutions, Inc". 24-7pressrelease.
  2. ^ a b c "Holly Ham, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders — Biography". U.S. Department of Education.
  3. ^
    National Archives
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  4. ^ Bonnin, Julie. "Leading Change: Bauer College Alumna Appointed to White House Role". www.bauer.uh.edu.
  5. ^ "Holly Ham - Keynote Speech @ the 6th Anniversary Gala of CCCC". YouTube.
  6. ^ "Holly Ham". LinkedIn.
  7. ^ "2023 Board of Trustees Election". Humble Independent School District.
  8. ^ Ujifusa, Andrew (April 20, 2017). "Trump Picks Ex-HP Executive for Top Management Job at Education Department". Education Week.
  9. ^ "Cyberbulling Prevention Summit, Social Media Officials | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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