开讲啦赵小兰演讲稿whataremycareergoals。ididn’thaveit，whichwasagoodthingbecauseourcommunityatthattimewassosmall.soformewhenigraduatedfromschool.iwasseriousihadmysimplegoals，oneistogetajob，two，itisbasicallytogetanapartment，soicanbeindependent.andtheniwenttoharvardbusinessschool.igraduatedfromharvardbusinessschool，andbecausemyfamilywasinbusiness.idecidedtogointobanking，togetsomeexperienceinbanking.ididn’tunderstandsomuchaboutwhatbankingwasallabout，butilearned.iworkedforcitigroup，andwheniwasinthemiddleofworkingincitigroupfor4years，ihadanopportunitytoworkatthewhitehousebecausecitigrouphadaspecialprogram.theyselectedoutstandingperformerswithinthebankandthengavethemopportunitytosupportthemforaninterninthegovernment.iwasselectedasawhitehousefellow.iworkedatthewhitehouseforoneyear.itwasadifficulttime，noteasy，butiwassoexcited.itwassointerestingbecausetherewasnochinese，noasianatthewhitehouseatthattime，soifeltiwasblazinganewtrailforotherasianamericans.andiwaslearningalottobeabetterleaderinthefuture.iworkedforthewhitehouseforayear.thepresidentatthattimewaswilsonreagan.hewasfromcalifornia.igrewupinnewyork.ihadneverbeentocalifornia，soidecidedtogotocalifornia，soifoundajobinbankofamericaincaliforniaandmovedtocalifornia.ididn’tknowanybody.ididn’thavefriendsthere，butiwasexcited.ijustwantedtoseewhatcaliforniawaslike.soiwaswithincaliforniafor3yearsandonedayigotaphonecallfromsecretaryelizabethdole，andshewasthesecretaryoftransportation，andsheneededsomeonewhounderstoodbankingwhichigainedtheexperiencefromcitibank，andshealsoneededsomeonewhounderstoodshippingwhichialsohadgainedinbankofamerica，sothetwoexpertteamsreallyhelpedm第1页共4页etogetthejobthatshehadadmired.shehadaportfolio（证券投资组合）inthedepartmentoftransportationthatwaslosing$1.8ayear，andsheneededabankertogoandclearitup.sowithinoneweekendiflewbackfromcalifornia，foundanapartmentinwashingtond.candstartedworkonmonday.thisismaritimeadministration.iworkedtherefor2yearsandlearnedagreatdealaboutthegovernment.around2yearslater，iwasappointedchairmanofthefederalmaritimecommission.thereasonwhyiwasappointedwasbecausethepreviouschairmanoffederalmaritimecommissionhadpassedawaysuddenly.thegovernmentneededsomeonewhounderstoodshipping，whohadbeeninthegovernmentinshipping，whocanbethechairman.soonceagainmyparticularbackgroundinshipping，transportationandbankingwasveryimportant，soiwasthechairmanforayear，andthenanewpresidentcamein.itwasthefirstpresidentbush，andheaskedmetobethedeputysecretaryofthedepartmentoftransportation.atthattimeiwas35，thougholderthanyou，veryveryyoung.iwastheyoungestdeputysecretaryinthewholegovernmentandiwasalsothefirstasianamericandeputysecretaryinunitedstatesgovernment.andthenin1992，morethan20yearsago，suchalongtimeago，presidentbushlosthisre-election.whenhelosesre-election，whathappenedtoamericaisthateverybodywhowaswithhimgoes.soijoinedunitedwayofamerica.unitedwayofamericawastheno.1charityinamerica.iwastherefor4years.ihadlittletimetogetmarriedattheageof39.itwasverylate.myhusband，asyouknow，istheleaderofcongress.heisaverygoodhusband.hedoeshisownlaundry，hecooksandhelpsmewiththehousetoo.heisveryencouragingwomen.ithinkitisreallyimportanttofindsomeonewhoisgoingtobeyourlifepartnerbecausetheywillhelpyouadaptyourlifeandtheywillhelpyouadapttoyourcareeraswell.in1996，iwantedabreak，soijoinedthinktankwher...
