Angelica O. Tang

Angie Tang was appointed Regional Representative for the US Department of Labor by President George W. Bush in October 2001. Ms. Tang is Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao’s chief spokesperson, intergovernmental and constituency liaison in Region II which includes New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Before joining the U.S. Department of Labor, Ms. Tang was executive director of New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and Language Services. As a cabinet official under the administration of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, Ms. Tang developed and implemented effective initiatives including the creation of a cost-saving naturalization assistance program, Citizenship NYC. She is published on the subject of global migration and its impact on receiving countries. Her publications include “A Sensible Immigrant Policy in New York City” (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) and “Immigrants and the Economic Revitalization of New York City” (St. John’s University, New York.)

Ms. Tang’s previous appointments in the Giuliani administration include: director of international business at the NYC Commission for International Business and the United Nations, and director of marketing at the NYC Department of Business Services. Prior to joining the mayoral administration, Ms. Tang served as a policy advisor to the City Council President Andrew Stein.

Ms. Tang was elected term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and served on the Board of Directors of the International Center of New York. She has served as a trustee of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and recently elected vice chair of the Museum’s Board of Trustees. She is a founder of the Pan Asian-American Leadership Caucus. Fluent in Chinese and Spanish, she is a certified interpreter in both languages. She has been an adjunct instructor at New York University and a guest lecturer at the Dalton School and the Columbia School of Journalism. Ms. Tang is recipient of numerous civic and leadership awards. She is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and Princeton University.