Today, Deputy Secretary Graves met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Mining and Energy of Serbia, Dr. Zorana Mihajlović. During the meeting, the Deputy Secretary underscored the Department of Commerce’s commitment to exploring opportunities to enhance the U.S.-Serbia commercial relationship. Deputy Secretary Graves congratulated the Government of Serbia on modifications to its renewable...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce, through its National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has awarded grants of up to $30 million, over a five-year period, to two Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Florida A&M University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. These grants build up NOAA’s continuing long-term commitment to ensuring a future NOAA workforce that is...

Today, Secretary Raimondo met with her counterpart, European Union Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton, who visited Washington for a series of meetings on U.S.-EU cooperation on boosting vaccine manufacturing, ramping up semiconductor production, and strengthening supply chain security in critical sectors. Secretary Raimondo reaffirmed the importance the Biden Administration places on...

The Department of Commerce today announced the beginning of a 30-day voting period for certain manufacturers to decide whether to establish an industry-funded checkoff program devoted to the research, education, and promotion of concrete masonry products. A checkoff is an industry-supported, industry-led program designed to have industry-wide participation and funding to advance the industry and...

The strategic leverage of data will also provide increased competitive advantage to U.S. businesses and research institution. Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced a series of tools and initiatives to execute the Department of Commerce’s Data Strategy for fiscal years 2021-2024. With representation from every bureau, Commerce’s Data Governance Board (CDGB) developed this...

Yesterday, Deputy Secretary Don Graves met with the Singapore Ambassador to the United States Ashok Mirpuri to discuss joint efforts to advance the U.S.-Singapore commercial relationship, including work towards the U.S.-Singapore Partnership for Growth and Innovation (PGI) that was announced following Vice President Kamala Harris’ August visit to Singapore . They welcomed new areas of cooperation...

Today, Deputy Secretary Don Graves and Lithuanian Minister of Economy and Innovations Ausrine Armonaite met to discuss opportunities to grow the commercial relationship between the U.S. and Lithuania. They also discussed cooperation on resilient supply chains and efforts to create meaningful commercial outcomes for both our countries’ businesses and citizens through the U.S.-EU Trade and...

Today, Secretary Raimondo met with the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (TTAB) to discuss how to accelerate the recovery and growth of the travel and tourism industry. The Secretary was joined by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, who provided an update on the Administration’s plan to drive additional vaccination progress this fall and accelerate our path out of the...