Gianna Juarez is an intern in the Office of the White House Liaison. In this Q&A, she writes about her experience as a summer intern working for the Department of Commerce. This is the third installment of a seven-part series. Can you share a little bit about yourself and why you chose the U.S. Department of Commerce for your internship? My family came to the United States from Peru (mother) and...

By Marissa Baldauf Pekular , Summer Press Intern, Department of Commerce's Office of Public Affairs Coastal regions across America are home to some of the most unique and diverse ecosystems in the world. The mangroves along Florida’s shorelines, kelp forests found off the California coast, and coral reefs of Hawai‘i all are home to incredible biodiversity, and are important for providing habitat...

Charles Huang is an intern in the Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, Office of the Secretary. He shares his experience working at the Department of Commerce this summer in this Q&A. This is the second installment of a seven-part series. Can you share a little bit about yourself and why you chose the U.S. Department of Commerce for your internship? I grew up as the son of immigrants in...

Good morning. Tony and I are thrilled to host you this morning. I had the opportunity the other evening to express my condolences to Minister Hagiuda, but I haven’t seen you, so Minister Hayashi, please – and your delegation, please accept our condolences for Prime Minister Abe. It’s a pleasure to be here, as I said, and I could not agree more with you, Minister Hayashi, that the international...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Koichi Hagiuda met following the inaugural Economic Policy Consultative Committee (EPCC, or Economic “2+2”) to discuss next steps to make progress on shared goals established through the 2+2 and other bilateral initiatives such as the Japan-U.S. Commercial and Industrial Partnership . The Secretary also...

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Japan on the occasion of the inaugural ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee. Begin Text United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo co-hosted Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs HAYASHI Yoshimasa and Minister of...

Marissa Pekular joined the Department of Commerce, Office of Public Affairs this summer as a press intern. In this Q&A, Marissa shares why she’s here, what she’s been working on, and what she’ll take away from this internship. This will be the first of a seven-part series. Can you share a little bit about yourself and why you chose the U.S. Department of Commerce for your internship? My name is...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released the following statement following the House’s bipartisan passage of legislation to revitalize domestic semiconductor manufacturing and invest in American scientific leadership. “Today, members of Congress from both parties voted to support America’s economy, America’s workers, and America’s global competitiveness by committing the resources...