Following the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross spent two weeks travelling to the United Kingdom, India, Singapore, and Australia to advocate for American workers and businesses, as well as to build upon the United States’ robust relationships with these nations. “Across the world, the Trump Administration is building better commercial partnerships with dozens...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the appointment of two leaders in public safety and law enforcement to serve on the Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority). The new members bring the FirstNet Board to a full complement, with 12 non-permanent members selected by the Department of Commerce and three permanent seats filled by the Attorney General...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the initiation of new antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations to determine whether certain glass containers from China are being dumped in the United States and to determine if producers from this country are receiving unfair subsidies. These investigations were initiated based on petitions filed by the American Glass...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of acetone from Singapore and Spain, finding that exporters from these countries sold acetone at dumping margins ranging from 66.42 to 131.75 percent and 137.39 to 171.81 percent, respectively. As a result of today’s decisions, Commerce will instruct U.S...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from Thailand, finding that exporters from this country have sold carbon and alloy steel threaded rod at less than fair value in the United States at a rate of 20.83 percent. Upon publication of the final affirmative...

Thank you for hosting us today at this beautiful observatory to discuss how our two nations are cooperating in space, the final frontier. It was my pleasure to be with Prime Minister Morrison last month in Washington during his State visit to the United States. I was extremely pleased to sign a Joint Statement of Intent with the Prime Minister at NASA headquarters to accelerate our return to the...