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Gary Locke, a former governor of Washington state, is the "likely nominee'' for U.S. commerce secretary, an administration official said Monday.
Locke, a Democrat, is the third nominee for the post. The first two, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Republican Senator Judd Gregg, withdrew their names from contention.
Locke, 59, served two terms as governor of Washington from 1997 to 2005 and was the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history.
He has a law degree from Boston University and began his career in public service as a deputy prosecutor.
Locke was elected to the Washington state House of Representatives in 1982 and later served as chief executive of King County, Washington, which includes Seattle.
As governor, he oversaw a state whose diverse economy includes corporate giants such as Boeing and Microsoft, as well as wheat farmers in the less-populated eastern half.
At the Commerce Department, he would be in charge of a huge government bureaucracy whose functions range from export promotion to monitoring global climate change.
Obama Picks Nominees for Agriculture, Defense Posts
Obama also intends to nominate Kathleen Merrigan as deputy secretary of the Agriculture Department, the White House said Monday.
Merrigan was the administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service at the department from 1999 to 2001.
Obama also intends to nominate Ashton Carter for Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, the White House said in a statement.
Carter was assistant secretary of defense for international security policy from 1993 to 1996.
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