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...

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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...

Thank you, Global Chief Operating Officer Muñoz, for that introduction. And thank you, Executive Chairman Chung, and President Chang for inviting me to participate today. It is an honor to be here. I want to thank Governor Kemp, Senator Ossoff, and Senator Warnock, for their support and encouragement of Hyundai Motors on this investment. On behalf of the entire Biden Administration, I am pleased...

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...

Thank you, Andres, for that introduction. Welcome to the Commerce Department’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Summit. I’m thrilled to be joined by Deputy Secretary Graves and Under Secretary Cravins. And most importantly, thank you all for participating today. I am so proud that under the Biden-Harris Administration, we have relaunched the Office of Faith-Based and...

Thank you, Secretary Raimondo, for that introduction. It’s an honor to be here with you and Under Secretary Cravins. And thank you all for being here today. Today, we’re excited to share the mission and vision of the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. You’ll hear directly from our bureaus about their work, including programs like funding, grants, training opportunities, access to...