Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with EU Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis for a planning discussion ahead of the 3rd U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council (TTC) Ministerial. They discussed work for the upcoming Ministerial related to semiconductor supply chains, export controls and other issues that will benefit stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic.

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo thanked Singapore Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam for Singapore’s cooperation on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), including providing ideas on how to deliver tangible benefits and achieve high-standard outcomes. Secretary Raimondo emphasized her desire to continue to work...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC) alongside National Economic Council Chair Brian Deese and Port and Supply Chain Envoy Gen. Stephen Lyons, to discuss the ACSCC’s June 2022 recommendations, convey updates on actions taken to progress the recommendations, and discuss the committee’s work going forward. The ACSCC’s...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Chairman, Tadashi Maeda, to discuss the strong economic partnership between the United States and Japan and cooperation on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). Secretary Raimondo underscored Japan’s continued support and leadership in the IPEF and highlighted outcomes...

Today, Secretary Gina Raimondo met with United Kingdom’s State Secretary for International Trade Kemi Badenoch to discuss ongoing collaboration to strengthen the U.S.-UK bilateral and commercial relationship. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo congratulated Secretary Badenoch on her new appointment and highlighted timely progress regarding U.S.-UK data adequacy – the U.S.-UK Comprehensive...

Today, and on behalf of the U.S. and UK Governments, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and UK Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP issued the following statement on the launch of a U.S.-UK Comprehensive Dialogue on Technology and Data building on our 2021 commitment to develop a landmark bilateral Technology Partnership, and on...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has issued the following statement regarding the signing today by President Biden of an Executive Order on “Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities”: “Today, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities, which implements the EU-U.S. Data Privacy...

Tomorrow, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will travel to the United Kingdom for a series of engagements with her counterparts and meet with U.S. and UK industry representatives for discussions on the U.S.-UK commercial relationship and opportunities to increase collaboration and trade ties. Over the course of the day, Secretary Raimondo will participate in a roundtable discussion followed...