On Monday evening, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke with Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy of the Republic of Korea Ahn Duk-geun. Secretary Raimondo congratulated Minister Ahn on his recent appointment as Minister and noted that she looks forward to working with him in his new role. The two also discussed planning efforts for the first U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Commerce/Industry Ministerial Meeting as a follow-up to the historic Trilateral Leaders’ Summit between President Biden, Prime Minister Kishida, and President Yoon at Camp David. The Secretary and Minister also discussed the progress made on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) since the IPEF Ministerial meeting in San Francisco in November 2023 and reaffirmed their commitment to work together and with the other IPEF partners to operationalize the IPEF Supply Chain, Clean Economy, and Fair Economy agreements to deliver concrete benefits to IPEF partners’ economies.