Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board Hello everyone! It’s great to be here with the members from the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. Thank you, Kurt, for that kind introduction and for your remarkable leadership. I’d like to welcome our newest members to the Board – I’m very excited to have you with us and looking forward to your...

Today, Secretary Raimondo & Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates, His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq al Marri, met to witness the renewal of a memorandum of understanding initially established in 2016. This renewed MOU will broaden the scope of collaboration and allow for future bilateral programming to promote greater innovation in both economies. Additionally, the Secretary and Minister...

Last week, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo participated in the Tallinn Digital Summit and addressed the importance of building a shared digital future by establishing a framework for trusted connectivity. Secretary Raimondo is the first senior official from the Biden Administration to visit Estonia and the first Cabinet-level official to visit since 2019. Secretary Raimondo also held...

Joined NOAA’s Project to Revitalize “Salmon Capital of the World,” Urged Businesses to Get Their Employees Vaccinated and Stressed Need for Universal Broadband U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to Ketchikan and Juneau, Alaska, where he met with businesses and representatives from the local travel and tourism industry and outlined the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to...

Today, Deputy Secretary Don Graves met with Vice Minister for International Affairs Hirose Naoshi of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) to discuss the U.S.-Japan commercial and industrial relationship. During their meeting, the Deputy Secretary and the Vice Minister discussed bilateral cooperation on strengthening collective supply chain resilience and achieving prosperity and...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo issued the following statement regarding the first session of the relaunched U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue, which was held today at the White House. “Today, I was honored to co-chair the first U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue that Presidents Biden and López Obrador agreed to relaunch in March 2021. I am grateful to have been joined by...

Thank you, Kristen, for that kind introduction. It’s an honor to be speaking with all of you today at the City Club of Cleveland. My Deputy Secretary, Don Graves, is Cleveland’s biggest cheerleader, and I owe him a big 'thank you' for letting me speak to you before he does. My colleague in the cabinet, Marcia Fudge, is also from Ohio, and it's clear to me by now that only the best people come from...

Guest blog post by Edward Parkinson, CEO First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Soon after the planes hit the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, Brad Morrell deployed from Utah to New York City as part of an urban search and rescue team. Aboard the military airlift transporting rescuers, Brad remembers seeing otherwise empty skies except for the fighter jets escorting...