Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo underscored the importance of Thailand’s contributions and participation in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). In particular, the two discussed ways to work together to strengthen economic ties...

The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Agreement Relating to Supply Chain Resilience, generally referred to as the Supply Chain Agreement, will enter into force on February 24, 2024. This is a critical step in bringing the landmark, first-of-its kind agreement into action and promoting coordination among the IPEF partners on...

A joint Press Statement from the 14 IPEF partners is available here. Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the substantial conclusion of negotiations of the Clean Economy Agreement and the Fair Economy Agreement of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), following the IPEF Ministerial meeting in San Francisco, California. IPEF Ministers also signed the Pillar...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka while participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo reaffirmed the Department of Commerce’s commitment to enhancing our economic ties with the Pacific Island Countries, and Fiji in particular, as part of the Biden-Harris...

Today, Secretary Gina Raimondo participated in the second ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee alongside U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa. During the meeting, the participants affirmed the United States’ and Japan’s mutual...

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...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States will host the third in-person Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) ministerial meeting in San Francisco, California, on November 13-14, 2023. The ministerial comes on the heels of the seventh in-person IPEF negotiating round from November 5-12, 2023...

Today, Secretary Raimondo met with Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Nguyen Hong Dien. The two discussed the unprecedented elevation of the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which will facilitate expanded commercial cooperation across a variety of sectors. The Secretary emphasized a key element of delivering on commitments following President...

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves will lead 15 American companies on a Cybersecurity Trade Mission to the Republic of Korea and Japan, from September 20 – 26, 2023. Deputy Secretary Graves’ travel follows President Biden’s Trilateral Summit with President Yoon of Korea and Prime Minister Kishida of Japan. While in Korea and Japan, Deputy Secretary Graves looks forward to deepening...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke with Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Nishimura Yasutoshi to discuss key bilateral trade issues and updates, including the agenda for the next Ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee (Economic “2+2”) and next steps for bringing the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Clean...