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华盛顿州商务厅厅长将离职 或执掌西雅图都会商会

华盛顿州商务厅厅长阮乔（Joe Nguyen）即将离职，消息人士称其预计将出任西雅图都会商会下一任首席执行官。该商会是一家拥有2600名会员的独立商业组织，计划于下周一就首席执行官职位发布公告。

阮乔于本周二通过内部邮件向商务厅员工宣布了离职决定，并表示将于明年1月左右离任。他在邮件中透露，新工作地点位于西雅图，离家更近，并称此次离职是"为了家庭做出的正确选择"。州长鲍勃·弗格森在声明中对此回应称："阮乔显然得到了一个无法拒绝的机会"，并对其过去一年的工作表示赞赏。

阮乔原为州参议员，于近一年前被弗格森任命为商务厅厅长，成为其内阁中首位离职（非退休）的成员。在其任内，他掌管着预算达79亿美元的庞大机构，负责住房、能源、社区与经济发展等逾百项项目，其中推进保障性住房建设是其核心工作之一。

目前州长办公室尚未公布继任者安排。西雅图都会商会的前任负责人雷切尔·史密斯已于早前离职，转任华盛顿圆桌会议主席。

中文翻译：

本报道原载于《华盛顿州标准报》。
阮乔即将卸任华盛顿州商务厅厅长一职，预计将出任西雅图都会区商会下一任负责人。

阮乔于本周二告知商务厅员工自己即将离职，但未透露新职务去向。他表示预计将"于一月某个时间"正式离任。
"虽然目前还不能告知具体去向，但我将在西雅图工作，离家更近。"他在致全体员工的电子邮件中写道，"机遇有时不期而至。近期我获得了商务厅之外的工作机会，考虑到家庭需求，我决定接受这份邀约。"

拥有2600家会员单位的独立商业组织西雅图都会区商会计划于下周一发布首席执行官职位的相关公告。该商会发言人拒绝进一步置评。
近日，关于阮乔获选的传闻已在网络及商业游说团体中流传。阮乔本人未回应多次电话采访请求。

该职位自前任会长兼首席执行官雷切尔·史密斯转任华盛顿圆桌会议主席后一直空缺。
身为白中心选区民主党人的阮乔此前代表第34立法选区连任两届州参议员，后被州长鲍勃·弗格森任命为商务厅厅长。他是弗格森行政内阁中首位辞职的成员，其他离任者均为退休。

阮乔领导的商务厅掌管79亿美元预算，负责住房、能源、社区与经济发展、地方政府及商业服务等领域的百余个项目。其核心职责之一是推进经济适用房建设，这也是弗格森政府的重点施政方向。
在致员工的邮件中，阮乔写道："弗格森州长近一年前对我委以重任，我深感荣幸并感谢这份信任。"他表示不确定州长会立即任命代理负责人还是直接招聘新厅长。

弗格森在声明中赞扬了这位即将离任的厅长，但未提及接替计划。
"我与阮乔沟通后，理解他获得了难以拒绝的机会。"弗格森表示，"我深切感谢他过去一年的工作。未来我的政府团队永远对他敞开大门。"

本文依据知识共享许可协议CC BY-NC-ND 4.0从《华盛顿州标准报》转载。

英文来源：

This story first appeared in the Washington State Standard.
Joe Nguyen is stepping down as director of Washington state’s Department of Commerce and is expected to be named the next leader of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber.
Nguyen told Commerce employees on Tuesday that he is leaving but didn’t disclose his new job. He said he didn’t anticipate taking off “until sometime in January.”
“Although I can’t tell you where I’m going just yet, I will be working in Seattle, closer to home,” he wrote in an agencywide email. “Sometimes opportunity knocks, even when you haven’t invited anyone to your door. Recently I was offered an opportunity outside of Commerce that I have accepted because it was the right thing to do for my family.”
The chamber, an independent business organization with 2,600 members, plans an announcement Monday concerning its chief executive officer position. A spokesperson declined further comment.
Rumors of Nguyen’s selection had begun circulating online and among business lobbyists in recent days. Nguyen did not return multiple phone calls for comment.
The job has been open since Rachel Smith left as the organization’s president and CEO to become president of the Washington Roundtable.
Nguyen, a White Center Democrat, was in his second term in the state Senate representing the 34th Legislative District when Gov. Bob Ferguson named him to the high-ranking post. He is the first member of Ferguson’s executive cabinet to quit, though others have retired.
Nguyen led an agency with a $7.9 billion budget and that administers more than 100 programs in the areas of housing, energy, community and economic development, local government and business services. One of its largest portfolios is promoting development of affordable housing, a top priority of Ferguson’s.
In his email to employees, Nguyen wrote he was “honored” that Ferguson “put his faith in me nearly a year ago and I thank him for that trust.” He said he did not know if Ferguson would install an interim leader or hire a new director right away.
In a statement, Ferguson praised the outgoing director and didn’t say how he plans to replace him.
“I spoke with Joe, and it’s clear he received an offer he couldn’t refuse,” Ferguson said. “I deeply appreciate Joe’s work this past year. Joe always has an open invitation to join my administration in the future.”
Republished from Washington State Standard under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.