Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirozaku met to discuss ways the United States and Japan can work together to deepen commercial cooperation. The Secretary highlighted the United States’ interest in working with partners like Japan to develop an Indo-Pacific economic framework and welcomed Japan’s partnership in areas the framework would seek...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Hayashi Yoshimasa. The Secretary congratulated the Minister on his recent appointment. The Secretary expressed the importance of the United States re-engaging with its closest allies in the region, such as Japan, to strengthen our ties and economic relationship. The Secretary and Minister discussed...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan Hagiuda Koichi and launched the U.S.-Japan Commercial and Industrial Partnership, a collaborative partnership that will strengthen the competitiveness, resiliency, and security of the economies of the United States and Japan. This partnership, part of the Administration’s broader efforts...

Secretary Gina M. Raimondo and Minister Hagiuda Koichi met and exchanged a wide range of views on deepening the U.S.-Japan economic relationship under the guidelines expressed in the U.S.-Japan Competitiveness and Resiliency (CoRe) Partnership jointly established by the leaders of both countries in April 2021. Focusing on the CoRe goals of advancing innovation, strengthening competitiveness, and...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the start of consultations with Japan to address global steel and aluminum excess capacity, take effective measures to ensure the long-term viability of our steel and aluminum industries, and find solutions to strengthen our democratic alliance. Secretary Raimondo and Ambassador Tai...

Today, Deputy Secretary Don Graves met virtually with Kazakhstan’s Minister of Trade and Integration, Bakhyt Sultanov, to discuss a working dialogue to promote bilateral trade and commerce as well as understanding between both countries, as Kazakhstan is the U.S.’s largest trading partner in Central Asia. The two officials discussed opportunities for growth in the industries of agribusiness...

Today, Deputy Secretary Graves held an introductory meeting with the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko. During their meeting, the Deputy Secretary and First Deputy Prime Minister discussed the U.S.-Ukraine commercial relationship, as well as opportunities to increase commercial engagement between our countries. The Deputy Secretary underscored the...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and the Republic of Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy Moon Sung Wook met today in Washington D.C. Following up on the May 9 roundtable held with President Moon Jae-In, Minister Moon Sung Wook, and U.S. and Korean business leaders, they discussed next steps on implementing the U.S.-Korea Commercial Forum, which will include holding events with...