U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism, and Investment Dan Tehan met today in Singapore during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum. They discussed a range of topics, including promoting the green economy and next steps on building resilient supply chains in the Indo-Pacific. In particular they discussed the crucial role that critical minerals play in...

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...

This week, in response to concerns from U.S. manufacturers dependent on the semiconductor industry and in support of President Biden’s ongoing commitment to address semiconductor supply chain challenges, the Department of Commerce established the Microelectronics Early Alert System, which will be administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. The early alert...

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released its 100-day supply chain review of critical industries. As part of the review, the U.S. Department of Commerce conducted an analysis of risks pertaining to each segment of the semiconductor supply chain – from design and manufacturing to assembly, test, and packaging, as well as materials and semiconductor equipment – and provided recommendations to...