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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.6 Billion Framework Through Investing in America Agenda to Protect Coastal Communities and Restore Marine Resources

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NOAA releases plans to build climate resilience and support coastal communities, including ocean and Great Lakes coasts, with Inflation Reduction Act funds Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce unveiled a $2.6 billion framework to invest in coastal climate resilience through President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. As part of the President’s Investing in America Agenda, this initiative will...

Secretary Raimondo Announces Presidential Proclamation Extending Temporary Suspension of 232 Tariffs on Ukraine Steel

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Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the United States will extend by one year the temporary suspension of tariffs on Ukrainian steel under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended. “ Over the last year, the United States has provided a much-needed market for the steel that Ukraine is able to export. In doing so, Americans are directly supporting the people of...

U.S.-EU Joint Statement of the Trade and Technology Council

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I. Introduction The fourth Ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (“TTC”) took place in Luleå, Sweden, on 31 May 2023. It was co-chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and United...

Substantial Conclusion of Negotiations on Landmark IPEF Supply Chain Agreement

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The proposed IPEF Supply Chain Agreement would make our supply chains more resilient and competitive, and would establish a framework for lasting cooperation on issues like workforce development, supply chain monitoring, investment promotion, and crisis response. Completing negotiations on the IPEF Supply Chain Agreement is a major achievement in support of the President’s Indo-Pacific Strategy...

Press Statement on the Substantial Conclusion of IPEF Supply Chain Agreement Negotiations

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Today, the 14 partners of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) –Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, the United States, and Viet Nam – announced the substantial conclusion of the negotiations of a first-of-its-kind international IPEF Supply Chain Agreement at the IPEF...

Press Statement for the Trade Pillar, Clean Economy Pillar, and Fair Economy Pillar

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Recalling the successful launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) in May 2022, today, the IPEF partners met in Detroit, Michigan for a ministerial meeting. The IPEF partners released summaries of the ministerial meeting for Pillars I, III, and IV as provided below. Pillar I (Trade) The United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea...

Joint Statement – Second Annual Australia-U.S. Strategic Commercial Dialogue

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Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Honourable Don Farrell and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met on May 26, 2023, in Detroit, Michigan, for the second annual ministerial meeting of the Australia-U.S. Strategic Commercial Dialogue (SCD). Both reinforced the value of the Dialogue as a key bilateral mechanism to advance shared geoeconomic and commercial interests across the nexus of...

Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell

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DETROIT, MI – Today, Secretary Gina Raimondo and Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell held the second Ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Australia Strategic Commercial Dialogue (SCD). During their meeting, the Secretary and Minister re-affirmed the vital importance of the U.S.-Australia commercial relationship and the SCD as a forum to promote coordination and address global economic...