Holly Ham

Holly Ham is the executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at the U.S. Department of Education.[1] Previously, Ham served as the Assistant Secretary for Management at the U.S. Department of Education where she was appointed by President Trump on April 20, 2017.[2]

Holly Ham
Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Assumed office
November 13, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDuoa Thor
Acting Director of the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives, U.S. Department of Education
Assumed office
April, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Assistant Secretary for Management at U.S. Department of Education
In office
May 14, 2017 – November 12, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byPresident Obama
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Houston (B.A., M.A.)

Early life and education

Of Chinese descent, Ham was born in Saigon, Vietnam. After the end of the Vietnam War, Ham's parents took 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.[3][4] Ham went to elementary and secondary public schools in Texas. Ham graduated from the University of Houston, where she received both her Bachelor and Master of Business Administration degrees, graduating as a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, a business honor society.[1]

Government career

Ham's announcement to serve as Assistant Secretary for Management at the U.S. Department of Education came from President Trump on April 20, 2017. The post did not require Senate confirmation.[5][6] On November 13, 2017, Ham was appointed to the position of executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), housed in the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Ham pictured alongside First Lady Melania Trump at the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit on Cyberbullying, August 2018.

On August 20, 2018, Ham spoke alongside First Lady Melania Trump and federal colleagues at the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit on Cyberbullying hosted at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[7]

References
  1. "Holly Ham, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders — Biography". U.S. Department of Education.
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". The White House.
  3. Bonnin, Julie. "Leading Change: Bauer College Alumna Appointed to White House Role". www.bauer.uh.edu.
  4. "Holly Ham - Keynote Speech @ the 6th Anniversary Gala of CCCC". YouTube.
  5. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". The White House.
  6. Ujifusa, Andrew. "Trump Picks Ex-HP Executive for Top Management Job at Education Department". Education Week - Politics K-12.
  7. "Cyberbulling Prevention Summit, Social Media Officials | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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