Thank you, Under Secretary Cravins, for that introduction. I’m thrilled to welcome you all to the Minority Business Development Agency’s National Minority Enterprise Development Week Conference. As a descendant of one of America’s first Black patent-holders, I know firsthand how important it is to support minority entrepreneurs, innovators, and businesses. America has nearly 10 million minority...

Thank you, David, for that introduction, and thank you to the Washington Center for Equitable Growth for inviting me to join you today. I also want to thank you for the research and advocacy you do to support broad-based economic growth. It aligns with our work at the Commerce Department, where we’re laser-focused on improving America’s competitiveness so that all our workers and companies can...

Thank you, Assistant Secretary Davidson, for that introduction, and for your incredible leadership at NTIA. As Secretary of Commerce, I have one overarching goal: improving America’s competitiveness so all our workers and companies can succeed in the global economy. That’s a major driver of our Internet For All Initiative. We won’t be a leader in the 21st-century global economy if millions of...

Thank you, Vince, for that introduction. And thank you to the Chamber for inviting me to join you today. It is my pleasure to be here on behalf of the Department of Commerce for the Chamber’s first Global Aerospace Summit. I’d also like to welcome our interagency colleagues from NASA, FAA, FCC, and TSA. For more than 30 years, Commerce has served as the U.S. Government’s advocate for the...

Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you to our Mexican partners for hosting us. I am glad to be here with all of you. One year ago, our governments restarted the HLED to reengage in a positive economic and commercial dialogue to advance our shared priorities. Our goal is to make it easier for our countries to trade, invest, and innovate. Along the way, we’re creating the economic conditions that will...

Hello, everyone. I’m thrilled to speak to the IBEW Women’s Conference. As the Secretary of Commerce, my focus is building the long-term competitiveness of the United States. As you all know, investing in women’s success in the economy – as workers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and business leaders – is essential to our economic competitiveness, just as much as investments in infrastructure...

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Los Angeles. And thank you to my colleagues who made the trip across the Pacific. Katherine and I are thrilled to host you for the first in-person Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Ministerial for all four Pillars. This Ministerial is an opportunity to have constructive discussions, build rapport among our teams, align our expectations, and plan the path forward...

Hello, everyone. It’s an honor to be here. Today is an incredibly exciting day for those of us who love CHIPS. Thanks to President Biden’s leadership and the bipartisan work in Congress, we have an incredible opportunity to unleash the next generation of American innovation, protect our national security, and preserve our global economic competitiveness. For decades, our innovation ecosystem has...