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Spotlight on Commerce: Diane Farrell, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, International Trade Administration (ITA)

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Diane Farrell, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, International Trade Administration (ITA)
As Acting Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, I manage the daily operations of the International Trade Administration, comprised of 2,200 colleagues: 200 plus based in Washington, D.C., more than 100 located in offices across the United States, and the remaining located in 70 offices around the world. If there is one thing I have experienced throughout my professional life, an open...
Export and investment promotion
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Women's History Month

Spotlight on Commerce: Julianne Kingery, Economic Development Specialist, U.S. Economic Development Administration

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Julianne Kingery, Economic Development Specialist, U.S. Economic Development Administration
Guest blog post by Julianne Kingery, Economic Development Specialist, U.S. Economic Development Administration My name is Julianne Kingery and I am an Economic Development Specialist at the Commerce Department's U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Denver Regional Office. Our office covers a ten-state region that includes Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North...
Investing in communities and workers
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Women's History Month

Department of Commerce Extends Public Comment Period for Input on Huawei Temporary General License Extensions

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Today, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced an extension of the public comment period on Huawei Temporary General License Extensions through April 22, 2020. BIS is seeking input on the continuing need for, and scope of, possible future extensions of the Temporary General License (TGL) for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and its non-U.S. affiliates on the Entity...
Trade enforcement

Spotlight on Commerce: Gema Howell, Computer Scientist and IT Security Engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Gema Howell, Computer Scientist and IT Security Engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Guest blog post by Gema Howell, Computer Scientist and IT Security Engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) I am a computer scientist and IT security engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. I work within the Applied Cybersecurity Division of NIST’s Information Technology Lab. I spend part of of my time at NIST’s Gaithersburg campus and part of...
Cybersecurity
First responder network
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Women's History Month

Spotlight on Commerce: Gabriela Morales, Senior Business Development Specialist, Minority Business Development Administration (MBDA)

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Gabriela Morales, Senior Business Development Specialist, Minority Business Development Administration (MBDA)
Guest blog post by Gabriela Morales, Senior Business Development Specialist, Minority Business Development Administration (MBDA) I am excited to have the opportunity to be featured during Women’s History Month. I am a Senior Business Development Specialist at the Commerce Department's Minority Business Development Agency. My job is to ensure minority-owned firms have adequate skills, tools...
Minority business growth
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Women's History Month

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Dr. John Fleming

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Dr. John Fleming, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development (EDA), has joined the White House staff, where he will serve as senior advisor to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. On behalf of the entire Department, I am grateful to Dr. Fleming for his years of service to the American people and congratulate him on this opportunity to continue in that calling. Dana Gartzke, EDA’s Chief of...

Spotlight on Commerce: Cindy Edwards, Area Director, U.S. Economic Development Administration

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Cindy Edwards, Area Director, U.S. Economic Development Administration
Guest blog post by Cindy Edwards, Area Director, U.S. Economic Development Administration I am an Area Director in the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Denver Regional Office. I oversee several EDA grant programs in Denver’s ten state region. EDA provides grants and technical assistance to economically distressed and disaster impacted communities to help create jobs and sustain...
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Women's History Month