On March 10, Secretary Gina Raimondo joined Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and announced a U.S.-India Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will establish a Semiconductor Supply Chain and Innovation Partnership. The MOU was announced at the relaunch of the U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue and will focus on clean energy as well as semiconductor supply chains. The Secretary was...

By Zakera Ahmed, New York Regional Office Program Manager, U.S. Census Bureau My love for and pride in public service came from watching my father, Badaruddin Ahmed, serve as a government official in Bangladesh. From the time I was a young child, I saw the respect he received from the community and learned the importance of civic duty. I knew I wanted to serve in the U.S. government since moving...

Thank you for that kind introduction, and thanks to the SATELLITE 2023 team and the Satellite Industry Association for inviting me to speak today. Our job at the Commerce Department is to improve America’s competitiveness so that our companies can succeed in the global economy. We want to ensure the United States remains the flag of choice for businesses operating in space. That means engaging...

Today, Deputy Secretary Don Graves met with Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Federal Cultural Institutions Hadja Lahbib to discuss key areas of mutual interest including the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC), the CHIPS and Science Act, and supporting partner countries in Africa through the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment...

On Friday, March 10, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal co-hosted the U.S. India Commercial Dialogue. During the Commercial Dialogue, the Secretary and Minister discussed the Dialogue’s four priority areas for engagement: (1) supply chain resilience; (2) enhancing climate and clean technology cooperation; (3) advancing inclusive...

Yesterday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Türkiye's Deputy Minister of Trade Mustafa Tuzcu to discuss the U.S.- Türkiye bilateral relationship including cooperation and support for the humanitarian and economic crisis in Türkiye. The Deputy Secretary updated the Deputy Minister on the Department’s response to the February 6 earthquakes which caused more than 50,000 deaths...

NEW DELHI - On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the strength of the U.S.-India relationship and deep partnership between the two countries in technology and innovation. The two discussed the U.S.-India CEO Forum and U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue meetings that the Secretary co-chaired alongside Indian Minister of Commerce and...

Today, after the announcement by Riyadh Air and Saudia of their selection of (78) 787 Boeing aircraft with options for (43) more 787 Boeing aircraft for their expansion plans, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released the following statement: “I want to congratulate Boeing and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on finalizing one of the largest commercial agreements in the history of the U.S...