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2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Announces Speaker Lineup, Includes White House Senior Officials, U.S. Cabinet, U.S. Governors, and Prominent Private Sector Leaders

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Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce and SelectUSA announced the lineup of global executives, business leaders and U.S. government representatives who will address participants at the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit from May 1-4 in the Washington, D.C. area. Hosted by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, notable speakers presenting at the conference include White House Senior officials...

Readout of Secretary’s Meeting with European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager

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Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with European Commission Executive Vice President (EVP) Margrethe Vestager to discuss areas of mutual interest to the transatlantic commercial relationship including ongoing collaboration within the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) including on AI, critical and emerging technologies, the digital economy, and semiconductor supply chains. The...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Announces Fiber Manufacturing Expansions in North Carolina

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Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America tour , U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Alan Davidson traveled to Hickory, NC to celebrate the announcement of new fiber optic cable production in the U.S. made possible by the Administration’s Internet for All Initiative. The Bipartisan...

Readout of Deputy Secretary of Commerce Graves' Meeting with Swedish Minister for International Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell

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Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Swedish Minister for International Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell to discuss Sweden’s hosting of the fourth U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Ministerial meeting in May and the two countries’ continued support for Ukraine. The Deputy Secretary said Secretary Gina Raimondo is looking forward to attending the...

Department of Commerce Launches Regional Economic Research Initiative

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Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce is announcing the Regional Economic Research Initiative (Regional Initiative), a new data initiative to improve our nation’s understanding of local regional economies and their ability to compete. The importance of place has often been overlooked in favor of other ways of studying and growing the economy, which has contributed to the concentration of economic...

Following President Biden’s Call, U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Plan to Initiate Process to Designate Marine Sanctuary in Pacific Remote Islands

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Expanding Protections for Pacific Remote Islands Toward Goal of Conserving 30% of U.S. Ocean by 2030 Following President Biden’s call to action at the White House Conservation in Action Summit and a Presidential Memorandum issued today, the Commerce Department directed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to initiate a process to consider designating all U.S. waters around...

Readout of Deputy Secretary Don Graves Meeting with Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board Executive Director Robert Mujica

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Today, Deputy Secretary Graves met with Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) Executive Director Robert Mujica to discuss efforts on economic development and the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities for the archipelago, which were framed around Economic Deliverables agreed upon during last December’s Joint Economic Dialogue . As Puerto Rico Economic Growth Coordinator...

HHS and DOC Announce Plan to Review March-In Authority

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Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Commerce (DOC) announced efforts to pursue a whole-of-government approach to review its march-in authority as laid out in the Bayh-Dole Act, which promotes commercialization of research results, maximizes the potential for federally-funded technologies to become products, and serves the broader interest of the...