Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves, Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo, and Vice Minister Masato Kanda of the Japanese Finance Ministry convened Deputies of the G7 Enforcement Coordination Mechanism to bolster the enforcement of multilateral sanctions and export controls aimed at denying Russia the inputs it needs to equip its military and the revenue necessary to fund its illegal war...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the appointment of Chief Richard Carrizzo to serve as Board Chair of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority). Carrizzo is the Fire Chief for the Southern Platte Fire Protection District in Missouri who was first appointed to the FirstNet Authority Board in 2018 and reappointed in 2021, serving as the Board Vice Chair and...

United States’ Top Foreign Direct Investment Event to Host White House Officials, Cabinet Members, Governors, and Global Business Leaders to Promote Economic Investment, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in the U.S. WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce today announced additional speakers and programming for the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit scheduled for May 1-4 at the Gaylord National Resort...

On April 19, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves addressed space leaders from around the world on the future of the space sector and ways to make space more commercially accessible at the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. During his keynote address , Deputy Secretary Graves stressed President Biden’s commitment to ramp up U.S. government engagement with American...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the seven individuals who will serve on the U.S. Section of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Talent for Growth Task Force. The Task Force’s work is intended to encourage public and private sector initiatives to drive development of the talent and skills needed for emerging and existing technologies. The individuals serving on...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met virtually with Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. The two discussed our shared interest in maximizing progress on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) as negotiators continue working towards achieving ambitious and high-standard outcomes ahead of the May round of negotiations , which will take place in...

Every year on April 26, we join intellectual property (IP) organizations from across the globe to celebrate World Intellectual Property (IP) Day . This year’s theme is “Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity.” Getting everyone off the bench to fully participate in innovation is not only a national imperative, but an international one. We have some exciting events planned this week —...

Semiconductor R&D Strategy is Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Advance U.S. Competitiveness and Technological Leadership Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a paper outlining its vision and strategy for a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), a key component of the research and development...