Today, the White House announced the delegation for the Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to the Philippines from March 11-12, 2024. The Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, will lead the delegation. Presidential Trade and Investment Mission Delegation: Steven Brown, President, GreenFire Energy, Inc. Sapna Chadha, Vice President, Southeast Asia...

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...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will lead members of the President’s Export Council (PEC) to Bangkok, Thailand from March 13 to March 14, 2024, to identify opportunities for the United States and Thailand to strengthen economic relationships across a number of critical issues, including manufacturing, supply chain resiliency, artificial intelligence, and clean technology. Raimondo...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke with the Republic of Korea Minister of Trade Cheong In-kyo. The Secretary congratulated Minister Cheong on his appointment as Minister of Trade for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The two discussed the strong cooperation between the United States and the Republic of Korea, including through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke with Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell. During the call, Secretary Raimondo thanked the Minister and the Government of Australia for efforts to strengthen our bilateral trade and investment relationship through the U.S.-Australia Strategic Commercial Dialogue. Secretary Raimondo also conveyed her deep commitment to making the...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will travel to Costa Rica next month to highlight the U.S.-Costa Rican bilateral commercial and investment relationship, and to underscore the need for diverse and resilient semiconductor supply chains. During her travel, the Secretary will address the need for geographical diversification of the semiconductor ecosystem to like-minded nations through...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke with Singapore Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong. Secretary Raimondo wished Minister Gan a happy Lunar New Year and thanked him and the Government of Singapore for its strong commitment to the continued success of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The Secretary and Minister also discussed work that the United...

Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Industry Bogdan Bogdanov and Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Nikolay Pavlov. The meeting emphasized opportunities to deepen bilateral and commercial ties across energy and civil nuclear technologies, the digital economy, strategic infrastructure, and space commerce. The Deputy Secretary, Minister of...

Yesterday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nate Fick, and U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Yohannes Abraham participated in the Fourth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Digital Ministers’ Meeting. They joined ten ASEAN digital ministers and vice ministers for discussions on advancing shared priorities to enhance Southeast Asia’s...

On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) held its fifth ministerial meeting in Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, and senior National Security Council Staff were joined by EU TTC co-chairs European Commission Executive Vice Presidents Margrethe Vestager and Valdis...