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Commerce Honors Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month: America’s Road to Prosperity Runs through Our Nation’s Minority Business Community

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By U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo As we come to the end of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, I want to take the time to recognize the vast contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history, culture, and the economy of the United States. The AANHPI communities, some of the fastest-growing racial and ethnic...

Secretary Raimondo Applauds Pfizer’s Launch of Accord For A Healthier World

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Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement applauding Pfizer for the launch of its Accord For a Healthier World, in which Pfizer has pledged to increase access to Pfizer’s patented medicines and vaccines for 1.2 billion people living in 45 lower-income countries on a not-for-profit basis. "Expanding global access to high-quality medicines and vaccines will require ongoing...

Call for 2022 Sustainability, Energy, and Environmental Ambassador Nominations

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The photo above was submitted by Lydia Wasmer, NOAA, in the 2022 Earth Day Photo Challenge. The Department of Commerce is calling for nominations for the fifth annual Sustainability, Energy, and Environmental (SEE) Ambassadors program. The SEE Ambassadors program recognizes individual Departmental employees for outstanding performance in implementing exceptional projects and/or programs helping...

Celebrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Inventors and Entrepreneurs

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Joint blog by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Economic Development Administration This month, the U.S. Department of Commerce is celebrating Americans from Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. The Department pays tribute to the numerous AANHPI entrepreneurs and innovators helping fulfill the promise of America for all. Here are three of their...

U.S. Department of Commerce Statement on Sudan Business Advisory

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WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce joined with the Departments of State, Treasury and Labor to issue a business advisory on doing business with State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and companies under military control in Sudan. Following the takeover of power by the Sudanese military in October 2021, it is in effective control of all SOEs and of a network of military-controlled...

FACT SHEET: In Asia, President Biden and a Dozen Indo-Pacific Partners Launch the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity

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IPEF will strengthen our ties in this critical region to define the coming decades for technological innovation and the global economy Framework will create a stronger, fairer, more resilient economy for families, workers, and businesses in the United States and in the Indo-Pacific region Today in Tokyo, Japan, President Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) with...

Statement on Deputy Secretary Don Graves

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After experiencing mild symptoms, Deputy Commerce Secretary Don Graves tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. He is fully vaccinated and boosted and is confident that the vaccine will permit him to have a swift recovery. Deputy Secretary Graves returned from a trade mission to Brazil last week and is sharing the news of his diagnosis publicly out of an abundance of transparency. The Department of...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai Host First Ministerial Meeting with Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity Partners

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TOKYO -- On Monday, May 23, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai hosted a virtual meeting of the Ministers from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) to build on the momentum of today’s launch of the Framework by President Biden and discuss next steps with IPEF partners. IPEF is a 21st-century economic arrangement that will seek...