On Saturday, Deputy Secretary Don Graves concluded his travels to West Africa, where he met with representatives from the governments of Côte d'Ivoire & Ghana, participated in key commercial forums driving investment and creating opportunities for U.S. businesses across Africa, and engaged with private sector and NGO representatives. Between June 11-15, Deputy Secretary Graves traveled to Abidjan...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirozaku met to discuss ways the United States and Japan can work together to deepen commercial cooperation. The Secretary highlighted the United States’ interest in working with partners like Japan to develop an Indo-Pacific economic framework and welcomed Japan’s partnership in areas the framework would seek...