Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda Koichi held an introductory meeting via teleconference. The Secretary congratulated the Minister on his recent reappointment by the Prime Minister. The Secretary and Minister discussed opportunities to grow the U.S.-Japan commercial relationship. They also discussed collaborative efforts to...

On November 9th, 2021, the Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the Ford Foundation; the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance; B Lab; Families and Workers Fund; and Ariel Investments, will host the Biden-Harris administration’s first-ever Interagency Convening on Equitable Economic Growth , bringing together key voices from the government, business, investor, philanthropic and the advocacy...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a Request for Information on People’s Republic of China (PRC) policies and influence in the development of international standards for emerging technologies. “We hope to hear from many U.S. organizations about their experiences with the international standards development process,” said Deputy...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne met in Washington to discuss areas of cooperation that build upon the Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership . The Secretary and Minister outlined a work plan to build back better together by increasing cross-border collaboration and advancing post-COVID-19...

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released a final rule adding four foreign companies to the Entity List for engaging in activities that are contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. The four entities are located in Israel, Russia, and Singapore. NSO Group and Candiru (Israel) were added to the Entity List based on...

President Biden’s historic trade arrangement with the European Union continues to receive praise from both sides of the aisle, as well as business, labor, and environmental leaders. This simply reinforces that the world’s first carbon-based sectoral arrangement on steel and aluminum trade is a win for American workers, businesses, families, and the environment by protecting good-paying union jobs...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following statement regarding the ongoing consultations between the United States and the United Kingdom on bilateral and multilateral issues related to steel and aluminum: "The United States and the United Kingdom are consulting closely on bilateral and multilateral issues related to steel and aluminum, with a focus on the impacts of overcapacity...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following statement regarding the ongoing consultations between the United States and Japan on issues related to steel and aluminum: "The United States is consulting closely with Japan on bilateral and multilateral issues related to steel and aluminum, with a focus on the impacts of overcapacity on the global steel and aluminum markets, the need...