Yesterday, Deputy Secretary Don Graves met with the Singapore Ambassador to the United States Ashok Mirpuri to discuss joint efforts to advance the U.S.-Singapore commercial relationship, including work towards the U.S.-Singapore Partnership for Growth and Innovation (PGI) that was announced following Vice President Kamala Harris’ August visit to Singapore . They welcomed new areas of cooperation...

Today, Deputy Secretary Don Graves and Lithuanian Minister of Economy and Innovations Ausrine Armonaite met to discuss opportunities to grow the commercial relationship between the U.S. and Lithuania. They also discussed cooperation on resilient supply chains and efforts to create meaningful commercial outcomes for both our countries’ businesses and citizens through the U.S.-EU Trade and...

Today, Secretary Raimondo met with the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (TTAB) to discuss how to accelerate the recovery and growth of the travel and tourism industry. The Secretary was joined by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, who provided an update on the Administration’s plan to drive additional vaccination progress this fall and accelerate our path out of the...

Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board Hello everyone! It’s great to be here with the members from the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. Thank you, Kurt, for that kind introduction and for your remarkable leadership. I’d like to welcome our newest members to the Board – I’m very excited to have you with us and looking forward to your...

Today, Secretary Raimondo & Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates, His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq al Marri, met to witness the renewal of a memorandum of understanding initially established in 2016. This renewed MOU will broaden the scope of collaboration and allow for future bilateral programming to promote greater innovation in both economies. Additionally, the Secretary and Minister...

Last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo participated in the Tallinn Digital Summit and addressed the importance of building a shared digital future by establishing a framework for trusted connectivity. Secretary Raimondo is the first senior official from the Biden Administration to visit Estonia and the first Cabinet-level official to visit since 2019. Secretary Raimondo also held...

Joined NOAA’s Project to Revitalize “Salmon Capital of the World,” Urged Businesses to Get Their Employees Vaccinated and Stressed Need for Universal Broadband U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to Ketchikan and Juneau, Alaska, where he met with businesses and representatives from the local travel and tourism industry and outlined the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to...

Today, Deputy Secretary Don Graves met with Vice Minister for International Affairs Hirose Naoshi of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) to discuss the U.S.-Japan commercial and industrial relationship. During their meeting, the Deputy Secretary and the Vice Minister discussed bilateral cooperation on strengthening collective supply chain resilience and achieving prosperity and...