The following was issued by the White House Leuven, Belgium I. Introduction The sixth ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (“TTC”) took place in Leuven, Belgium, on 4 and 5 April 2024. It was co-chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, United States Secretary of State Antony...

U.S. and UK AI Safety Institutes to work seamlessly with each other, partnering on research, safety evaluations, and guidance for AI safety Institutes to develop shared capabilities through information-sharing, close cooperation, and expert personnel exchanges The U.S. and UK have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will see them work together to develop tests for the most...

Thank you, Secretary Donelan, for traveling here for this historic day. It’s wonderful to be with you. Last November, at the AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park hosted by Secretary Donelan and Prime Minister Sunak, I committed to establishing a formal partnership between the U.S. AI Safety Institute and the UK’s Safety Institute. Today’s signing of this Memorandum of Understanding between us is the...

Hello everyone! I’m very pleased to be back here today speaking with you all. I’d like to give a big thank you to the BIS team for putting together this remarkable conference. The last time I spoke at this conference was in 2022. Looking back, I don’t think anyone expected that in two years’ time, Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine would still be ongoing. But I believe that is a...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with President of Costa Rica Rodrigo Chaves and members of his Cabinet. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo and President Chaves discussed efforts to enhance semiconductor supply chain capacity in the Western Hemisphere. She welcomed President Chaves and the Government of Costa Rica’s efforts to elevate the country as a...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo co-led a roundtable discussion with Costa Rica’s Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) Paula Bogantes, Costa Rica’s Minister of Foreign Trade Manuel Tovar and Industry and other stakeholders to discuss their collective commitments to support the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity...

Good afternoon. It’s a big day here in Arizona. It’s also a big day in Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon. In fact, it’s a monumental day for the country because today we mark one of the largest investments ever in the history of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. I want to begin by thanking all the hardworking people making this possible – starting with the building trades who are working hard to build...

In conjunction with Black History Month, Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves recently released the U.S. Department of Commerce’s 2023 update to its Equity Action Report at a White House Convening on Equity . Among the plan’s highlights was the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) stewardship of $3 billion in funding distributed to 780 diverse grantees — many working at the forefront of...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Spain’s Minister of Digital Transformation, José Luis Escrivá. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo emphasized the importance of cooperation between the United States and Spain to support a reliable and resilient global semiconductor industry. The two also discussed shared policy goals on artificial intelligence.

We, Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs KAMIKAWA Yoko; Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry NISHIMURA Yasutoshi; United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken; and United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, convened in San Francisco on November 14, 2023, for the second ministerial meeting of the Japan-U.S. Economic Policy Consultative Committee (EPCC). Japan and the United...