Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo welcomed First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko to Washington D.C. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo expressed the U.S. government’s continued strong support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression, and First Deputy Prime Minister Svyrydenko briefed Raimondo on Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine’s energy...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the appointment of Renee Gordon, Director of the City of Alexandria’s Department of Emergency Communications, to serve on the Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority). Gordon will serve as one of 12 non-permanent members selected by the Department of Commerce. Three permanent seats are occupied by the Attorney...

Today, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago and Singapore Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry Gabriel Lim held the inaugural U.S.-Singapore Partnership for Growth and Innovation (PGI) annual dialogue. The dialogue convened private sector and civil society representatives from both countries to help review PGI activities and outcomes in 2022 and...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Indonesian Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita to discuss progress the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) and opportunities for bilateral collaboration. Secretary Raimondo thanked the Ministers for Indonesia’s support of IPEF and for helping to make the first IPEF...

U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council co-chairs Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo, and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai spoke with European Commission Executive Vice Presidents Valdis Dombrovskis and Margrethe Vestager today. They emphasized the importance of the transatlantic relationship and worked to advance meaningful outcomes for the...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne met in Washington to discuss issues of mutual interest and reiterated their commitment to work together to address challenging bilateral, multilateral, and global issues. Secretary Raimondo and Minister Champagne discussed the passage of the U.S. CHIPS and Science...

Today U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov announced that they have signed a joint statement of intent to create a U.S.-Ukraine Infrastructure Task Force focused on Ukraine’s critical war-time needs and future post-conflict infrastructure reconstruction. This announcement reinforces the...

On Monday, Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Puerto Rico Economic Growth Coordinator Don Graves met virtually with a group of private sector leaders in Puerto Rico, including affiliates from the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, and the Puerto Rico Retailers Association, to discuss economic relief following the devastation of Hurricane Fiona. Deputy...