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Jun212016

Commerce Department Investment Summit Welcomes International Companies from 70 Markets, Touts Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

Trade and InvestmentSelectUSA Investment SummitForeign Direct Investment (FDI)Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC)U.S. Investment Advisory Council (IAC)
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker concluded the Obama administration’s third and final SelectUSA Summit, which brought together international companies, domestic economic development organizations (EDOs), and a range of other stakeholders to explore job-creating investment opportunities throughout the United States. The highly successful, two-day Summit welcomed more than 2,500...

Jun202016

U.S. Commerce Department Releases New Report on Foreign Direct Investment Trends

DataTrade and InvestmentForeign Direct Investment (FDI)
The U.S. Department of Commerce today released a new report that highlights the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the U.S. economy. The Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Update to 2013 Report examines recent trends in FDI and highlights newly released “greenfield” FDI data from the Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The report notes that foreign direct...

Jun202016

Commerce Secretary Appoints Avi Bender as NTIS Head, Unveils New Joint Venture Opportunities in Data Sharing/Services

About the U.S. Department of CommerceDataInnovationAvi BenderData Sharing
The Commerce Department’s National Technical Information Service (NTIS) has reached a turning point. The agency published a Federal Register notice (FRN) announcing a new joint venture partnership (JVP) opportunity focused on improving access, analysis, and use of federal data and it is welcoming a new director, Avi Bender, formerly the chief technology officer at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Jun132016

U.S. Ambassadors to Lead Investor Delegations to 2016 SelectUSA Investment Summit

Trade and InvestmentSelectUSA Investment SummitForeign Direct Investment (FDI)SelectUSAPenny Pritzker
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that 22 U.S. Chiefs of Mission will join President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and other administration officials at the 2016 SelectUSA Investment Summit, June 20-21, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. The Summit will bring together international companies, domestic economic development organizations (EDOs), and...

Jun092016

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on IANA Stewardship Transition

InnovationInternet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today regarding the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s determination that the proposal submitted by the global Internet multistakeholder community meets the criteria NTIA outlined in March 2014 when it announced its intention to complete the privatization of the Internet’s domain name system. ...

Jun072016

Commerce Department Establishes New Foreign Direct Investment Advisory Council, Appoints Inaugural Members

Trade and InvestmentForeign Direct Investment (FDI)
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the appointment of 19 private and public sector leaders to the newly established U.S. Investment Advisory Council (IAC). IAC members — representing U.S. companies, entities, and organizations with missions or activities that include the promotion or facilitation of foreign direct investment (FDI) — will serve as a key conduit for...

Jun032016

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on International Trade in Goods and Services in April 2016

Trade and InvestmentInternational Trade in Goods and ServicesTrans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)Free Trade Agreements (FTA)Penny Pritzker
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the April 2016 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services monthly data. U.S. exports of goods and services increased to $182.8 billion in April from $180.2 billion in March. New monthly export records were established in telecommunications, computer, and information services -- $3.1 billion – and...

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