Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo underscored the importance of Thailand’s contributions and participation in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). In particular, the two discussed ways to work together to strengthen economic ties...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Under Secretary Laurie Locascio, Director of the AI Safety Institute Elizabeth Kelly, and Institute Chief Technology Officer Elham Tabassi gave remarks at a roundtable with leading AI developers and deployers in conjunction with the launch of the AI Safety Institute Consortium. Secretary Raimondo moderated the discussion, which ranged from the desire to...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement after President Biden signed two Presidential Proclamations to extend the European Union’s access to U.S. tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for steel and aluminum for two additional years. “President Biden’s economic agenda is rooted in standing up for American families, workers, and businesses. The actions he’s taking today to...

U.S. Department of Commerce signs Memorandum of Understanding to shape President Biden’s American Climate Corps    Administration announces listening sessions in January to hear directly from prospective applicants Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking critical steps to advance the American Climate Corps, a landmark initiative announced by President Biden earlier this year to train the...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will travel to Brasilia, Brazil this week to strengthen the U.S.-Brazil bilateral relationship. During her visit, Raimondo will meet with government officials and business leaders to discuss trade and investment opportunities, areas of cooperation on climate action, and the importance of supply chain resilience. Secretary Raimondo will co-chair the 12 th...

Following President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s summit on Wednesday with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Woodside, California, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met yesterday with Minister of Commerce of the PRC Wang Wentao to discuss the U.S.-China bilateral commercial relationship and to follow up on developments since the Secretary’s trip in August. During the...

A joint Press Statement from the 14 IPEF partners is available here. Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the substantial conclusion of negotiations of the Clean Economy Agreement and the Fair Economy Agreement of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), following the IPEF Ministerial meeting in San Francisco, California. IPEF Ministers also signed the Pillar...

Today, Secretary Gina Raimondo participated in the second ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee alongside U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa. During the meeting, the participants affirmed the United States’ and Japan’s mutual...