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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Signs Memorandum of Cooperation with Tanzania’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr. Ashatu Kijaji

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Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the official launch of the U.S.-Tanzania Commercial Dialogue after both U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Tanzania’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr. Ashatu Kijaji, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. The launch of the U.S.-Tanzania Commercial Dialogue is the most recent example of actions the U.S. Department of Commerce is taking to...

U.S. Department of Commerce Announces 2023 Market Development Cooperator Award Recipients

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Federal Funding to Support U.S. Businesses Expand Exports and Create Jobs Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the two new recipients of the 2023 Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) grant awards for projects aimed to boost U.S. exports and support jobs across the country. Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA)...

Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, in Abu Dhabi. Secretary Raimondo addressed non-oil bilateral trade opportunities and discussed with her counterpart how the two nations can strengthen their bilateral relationship, which exceeded $21.6 billion so far this year. Secretary Raimondo...

Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Call with UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Yesterday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke with Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology of the United Kingdom Michelle Donelan. During their call, Secretary Raimondo and Secretary Donelan discussed the importance of collaboration with partners on issues of shared interest in critical and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI). Secretary Raimondo...

U.S. Department of Commerce and USTR to Hold Stakeholder IPEF Listening Sessions for Sixth Negotiating Round

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The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) invite interested stakeholders to take part in two listening session opportunities on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) for the sixth in-person negotiating round. The sixth negotiating round will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from October 15-24, 2023. All stakeholder...

United States to Participate in Sixth Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Negotiating Round in Kuala Lumpur

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The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative today announced that a U.S. delegation will travel to Kuala Lumpur, Asia from October 15-24 for the sixth negotiating round of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). In Kuala Lumpur, the IPEF partners will continue to make progress on negotiations towards high-standard outcomes under...

Commerce Updates Semiconductor Alert Mechanism

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The Department calls on industry to share potential disruptions in semiconductor supply chains This past week, in support of President Biden’s ongoing commitment to building resilient cross-border semiconductor supply chains, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) launched an updated Semiconductor Alert Mechanism administered by the International Trade Administration (ITA). “Supply chains are...

Joint Statement Following the 2023 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue

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Senior Government officials from the United States and Mexico met today, September 29, 2023, in Washington, D.C., for the third meeting of the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED), which was relaunched in 2021. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, and Ambassador Ken Salazar chaired the HLED for the United...