Good afternoon, and thank you, Scott, for that kind introduction. Thank you, Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta, Ministers from the Government of Ghana, the American Chamber of Commerce in Ghana, and the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat for organizing this gathering. We appreciate you graciously hosting our delegation, which includes a team from the U.S. Department of Commerce, our...

Thank you, Assistant Secretary Castillo, for the warm welcome and good afternoon, everyone. It is great to be here with you in person. The Build Back Better Regional Challenge is the marquee of EDA’s American Rescue Plan programs and represents the Biden Administration’s commitment to rebuilding American communities, especially those that have historically been underserved. These are big, holistic...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and Minister of Commerce Majid Alkassabi launched the U.S.-Saudi Arabia Commercial Partnership Shared Work Plan, a roadmap that will guide cooperation between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce as our countries continue to deepen our bilateral commercial relationship. The Work Plan aims to guide our cooperation in...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo held an introductory meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Park Jin. At the outset of the meeting, Secretary Raimondo congratulated Minister Park on his recent appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Secretary and Minister also discussed her recent trip alongside President Biden to Seoul, where she and Minister of...

Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining today’s conversation. I am delighted to be here in Côte d’Ivoire and to have spent the last few days speaking with private sector and government leaders working to bolster trade and investment. But I am especially excited to learn from today’s exchange. According to a 2019 World Bank report, Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest rate of...

Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves will be in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), and Accra, Ghana, from June 12-16, 2022, to meet with African government officials and private sector leaders and advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities of values-driven, high standard, transparent and catalytic infrastructure initiatives through clean and green growth. Deputy Secretary Graves...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo issued the following statement regarding the announcement that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift its requirement for travelers to test negative for COVID-19 before entering the U.S. “Thanks to lifesaving vaccines and the tremendous progress the Biden Administration has made in our fight against this virus, we can take this...

The National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) Museum is now open to the public! Located at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, there is something for everyone inside the storied walls of this tribute to American innovation and ingenuity. Whether you’re looking for an exciting weekend activity for the family, or a fun and educational field trip for students, the NIHF Museum’s broad variety...