On November 4, 2023, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition of South Africa Ebrahim Patel at the 20th Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. Deputy Secretary Graves expressed his deep appreciation for Minister Patel’s leadership as host of the highly successful AGOA Forum. During their meeting the two echoed the broad consensus among...

On November 4, 2023, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with State Secretary for Trade of Angola Amadeu Leitao Nunes at the 20th Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. The two discussed the rapidly evolving U.S.-Angola commercial partnership and how U.S. business can be a partner of choice in supporting Angola’s efforts to develop the Lobito Corridor, along with Zambia and the...

On November 3, 2023, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Minister of Commerce and Industry of Côte D’Ivoire Souleymane Diarrassouba at the 20th Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. During their meeting, Deputy Secretary Graves reaffirmed the importance of AGOA reauthorization as well as the U.S.- Côte D’Ivoire commercial relationship. The two discussed the ongoing progress...

Thank you to Secretary Donelan and Prime Minister Sunak for bringing us all together. It is inspiring to see so many different sectors and countries represented to discuss one of the most important challenges facing us all. Bletchley Park is a symbol of technology’s potential to empower the heroic side of humanity and how advancements in technology can change the course of history. It is also a...

I am thrilled to be here in Joburg to help open this year’s AGOA Private Sector Forum. Let me start by thanking Florie Liser and the Corporate Council on Africa team as well as British Robinson and the Prosper Africa Secretariat for making this event possible. I’d also like to thank Ambassador Brigety and the U.S. Mission in South Africa for their support for our robust U.S. delegation and U.S...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced today that registration is now open for SelectUSA’s 10 th Investment Summit to be held June 23 - 26, 2024, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The SelectUSA Investment Summit is the highest-profile event dedicated to promoting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States, with a focus on the U.S...

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will establish the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (USAISI) to lead the U.S. government’s efforts on AI safety and trust, particularly for evaluating the most advanced AI models. USAISI will support the responsibilities assigned to...

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative today announced that a U.S. delegation will travel to San Francisco, California, from November 5-12, 2023, for the seventh in-person negotiating round of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). In San Francisco, the IPEF partners will continue to make progress on negotiations towards high...

America’s diversity has always been our nation’s greatest strength and we must continue to leverage capabilities from all people. People with disabilities have long strengthened our economy and expanded our Nation’s possibilities. The growing popularity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is opening new doors that are enhancing the work capabilities and performance for persons with disabilities. In...

Minority entrepreneurs make critical contributions to our economy generating nearly $2 trillion in revenue each year. However, an equity gap remains between minority and non-minority-owned businesses. Last week, Deputy Commerce Secretary Don Graves spoke about the need to close this equity gap at the 40 th Annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week . Hosted by Commerce’s Minority Business...