To ensure inclusive economic growth that benefits our people and to maintain our collective leadership in existing and emerging technologies, the TTC will announce the establishment of the Talent for Growth Task Force at its meeting on December 5. The U.S.-EU TTC is committed to collaborating to build middle-income careers for millions of workers in both the U.S. and EU. The U.S. and EU share the...

The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) held its third ministerial meeting on December 5 at the University of Maryland in College Park. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai co-chaired the meeting with European Commission Executive Vice Presidents Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis to discuss...

I. Introduction The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) met outside Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2022. The meeting was co-chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, and European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis...

By Don Graves and Gregory Meeks In early August, with its release of its strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa, the Biden-Harris administration laid out a bold vision for a 21st-century US-Africa partnership. The strategy and the upcoming Africa Leaders Summit, which President Biden and his deputy Harris will host in December, comes at the right time. Africa’s economic transformation — spurred by its...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Mexican Secretary of Economy Raquel Buenrostro to discuss how Mexico and the United States can collaborate to develop more resilient supply chains. They also discussed areas of mutual interest such as renewable energy. Additionally, Secretary Raimondo and Secretary Buenrostro shared their goals and priorities for the High-Level Economic Dialogue...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with France’s Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Bruno Le Maire, who has been visiting the United States as part of President Emmanuel Macron’s official State Visit. During their meeting, the Secretary and Minister discussed his impressions of the trip, especially as they related to the engagements of the...

On December 27, 2022, this release was updated for clarity and to include a link to the Federal Register Notice titled, “ Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414 ,” as well as a link to U.S. Department of Commerce memo titled, " Circumvention Inquiry With Respect to the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on...

Yesterday, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo virtually addressed the second White House Tribal Nations Summit and highlighted the Commerce Department’s efforts and commitment to ensuring that Tribal communities have the resources they need for economic growth including access to high-speed Internet. During her remarks, Secretary Raimondo announced the appointment of Shaun Deschene as the Commerce...