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Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves Meeting with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurzakov

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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...

Commerce Women in STEM: Educating People About Our Changing Planet and Improving Safety and Health

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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...

Harnessing the Power of Global Markets to Empower Women: Webinars this Month to Help You Go Global

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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...

Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the Ogden Lecture at Brown University

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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...

Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Polish Minister for Economic Development and Technology Piotr Nowak

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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...

Department of Commerce Requests Public Comment on President Biden's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

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Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it is requesting public comment on key areas of interest related to the Biden-Harris Administration’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, which aims to deepen economic relations in the region. On October 27, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden announced that the United States would explore the development of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework to...

Commerce Restricts the Export of Luxury Goods to Russia and Belarus and to Russian and Belarusian Oligarchs and Malign Actors in Latest Response to Aggression Against Ukraine

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Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed restrictions on the export, reexport, and transfer (in country) of luxury goods to all end users in the Russian Federation (Russia) and Belarus and to certain Russian and Belarusian oligarchs and malign actors located worldwide. This action is in response to Russia’s brutal, continuing invasion of Ukraine (as...

Remarks by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo at the White House Meeting with CEOs and Governors in Support of the Bipartisan Innovation Act

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Thank you to President Biden for convening this roundtable, and thank you Governor Whitmer, Governor Holcomb, and our guests from the private sector for joining us. From day one, President Biden has prioritized the revitalization of our manufacturing economy and has given those of us on his team a clear mission to bring those jobs back from overseas. For me, rebuilding American manufacturing is...