Visit Follows the Announcement of a $29.9 Million Broadband Infrastructure Grant to Serve More Than 22,000 Households in Louisiana On Monday, March 21, Vice President Kamala Harris and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to Sunset, Louisiana, to hear directly from Louisianans about the struggles they face due to the stark digital divide and lack of access to fast, affordable, and...

On Monday, March 21st, a bipartisan cohort of national security officials urged Congress to swiftly pass legislation revitalizing domestic semiconductor manufacturing, boosting domestic manufacturing, and helping America economically outcompete China and the rest of the world in the 21st century. Joining Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and members of Congress from both parties, the officials...

Providing Any Form of Service to These Aircraft is Also a Likely Violation of U.S. Law Today, the U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), publicly identified commercial and private aircraft that have flown into Russia in apparent violation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In so doing, BIS is notifying the public that providing any form of service...

Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurzakov to discuss the U.S.-Uzbekistan commercial relationship. Deputy Secretary Graves expressed the Department’s commitment to expanding commercial ties with Uzbekistan and supporting the country’s sovereign economic development goals. The Deputy Secretary also noted some proposals aimed towards...

Thousands of women at the Department of Commerce make a difference in the lives of Americans every day: fostering economic growth and American competitiveness, making the country ready for and resilient to climate change, and leveraging data to discover solutions to some of our most pressing challenges. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we recognize the achievements of female pioneers in...

The following is a cross-post from the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration When women trade, women succeed economically. With 95 percent of world consumers and 80 percent of world purchasing power outside of the United States, international trade is an untapped resource for women-owned businesses. Women-owned companies that trade and export earn more, create more jobs, stay in...

Thank you, President Paxson, for inviting me to deliver the Ogden Memorial Lecture on International Affairs. It’s an honor to be here. And thank you to everyone attending. I’m excited to be at Brown University, I’m glad to see so many familiar faces, and I’m thrilled that we’re able to be together in person. It’s been just over a year since I was sworn in as the Secretary of Commerce, but Rhode...

Today, Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo met with Polish Minister for Economic Development and Technology Piotr Nowak. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo expressed the United States’ deep appreciation for Poland’s longstanding partnership with the United States, particularly as our countries work to preserve the security and stability of the European continent in the face of unlawful...