Earlier this week, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo traveled to Austin, Texas where she toured Austin Community College (ACC) to see first-hand how they are equipping students with the knowledge and skills for the manufacturing jobs of the future. Last week, Secretary Raimondo spoke to Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service where stressed the need for a trained workforce and the...

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released the National Cybersecurity Strategy to position the United States and its allies and partners to build a digital ecosystem that is defensible, resilient, and aligned with our values. After the announcement, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves released the following statement: “The National Cybersecurity Strategy reinforces the need for...

ZAGREB – Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm met with Ukrainian Minister of Energy German Galushchenko to express the U.S. Government’s ongoing support for Ukraine and its strong commitment to engaging the U.S. private sector in reconstructing Ukraine’s infrastructure. The Deputy Secretary noted that the Department of Commerce is...

ZAGREB – Today U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Romanian Minister of Energy Virgil-Daniel Popescu at the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation Ministerial Conference. During their meeting, the two discussed Department of Commerce’s and Ministry of Energy’s ongoing commitment to close cooperation on bilateral and transatlantic economic and commercial...

ZAGREB – Yesterday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm met with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Minister of Economy Davor Filipovic at the Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) Ministerial Conference. During the meeting, both Deputy Secretary Graves and Secretary Granholm expressed appreciation to the Government...

ZAGREB – Yesterday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm met with Polish Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moskwa. The Deputy Secretary commended the Government of Poland for its role in assisting Ukraine over the past year. The three also discussed the United States’ commitment to Poland’s energy security and continued cooperation in...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke with European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis. During the call, the two discussed areas of shared interest including collaboration within the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) and export controls. The Secretary underscored progress on semiconductor cooperation through the TTC and raised the potential to deepen...

Thank you, Mr. Sirovica for the kind introduction. I’m grateful to Minister Filipović and the Government of Croatia for hosting us today. I also want to thank Secretary Granholm and her team at the Department of Energy as well as the Atlantic Council for organizing this important event. I’ll begin on a somber note of reflection. Almost 27 years ago, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and 34...