Thank you, Camille, for that introduction, and for all the work you put into this event. Your Excellencies, thank for participating in this plenary session. It’s been three years since the last Trade Winds Forum, and the U.S. Department of Commerce is delighted to be renewing our signature trade event here in Dubai. I’d like to recognize the American private sector delegates here today. Your...

Thank you, Bob. You’ve done a wonderful job here at Expo 2020 Dubai representing the United States. And thanks to your team and the US Mission to the UAE for your hard work. Your combined efforts have resulted in a remarkable achievement. I also want to acknowledge our industry partners - the U.S.-UAE Business Council and the American Chambers of Commerce in Abu Dhabi and Dubai - for their support...

Thank you for the kind introduction. And thank you to our host nation, the United Arab Emirates, and congratulations on celebrating your golden jubilee—50 years as a nation. I am honored to be with you today on behalf of President Biden and to be joined by Chargé d’Affaires Sean Murphy, Commissioner General Clark, Senator Roy Blunt from the state of Missouri, and all the members of our delegation...

Thank you to the Chamber of Commerce for hosting the U.S. launch of Bahrain’s new U.S. Trade Zone. And thank you to His Excellency Minister Al Zayani and His Excellency Khalid Humaidan for traveling to America to speak to our companies about the opportunities that the USTZ will open for those operating in the Gulf. The Kingdom of Bahrain is a vital strategic and trade partner of the United States...

The U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has taken two additional actions in response to Russia’s brutal assault on the sovereignty of Ukraine. The new regulations target Russia’s oil refining sector with new stringent export controls and identify 91 entities that support Russian military activities. These actions will further restrict access to U.S...

Bipartisan Innovation Act would invest $52 billion in domestic semiconductor production On Wednesday, March 2, following President Biden’s State of the Union address, where he called on Congress to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo toured the MIT.nano lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to discuss the need for increased domestic production of...

Today, the U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), imposed on Belarus the stringent export controls made effective on Russia on February 24, 2022, in response to Belarus’s substantial enabling of Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine. Application of these controls on Belarus will help to prevent the diversion of items, including technology and software, in the...

Cross-post by the U.S. Census Bureau National Women’s History Month traces its roots to March 8, 1857, when women from various New York City factories staged a protest over poor working conditions. The first Women's Day celebration in the United States was in 1909, also in New York City. More than seven decades later, Congress in 1981 established National Women's History Week to be commemorated...