IPEF Partners Announce $23B of Sustainable Infrastructure Investment Opportunities at Inaugural Clean Economy Investor Forum On June 6, 2024, approximately two years since President Joe Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), the United States joined its 13 IPEF partners – Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia...

SINGAPORE – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo convened a roundtable discussion with U.S. Ambassador Jonathan Kaplan and several senior U.S. business leaders on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). Secretary Raimondo highlighted the tremendous accomplishments that the fourteen IPEF partners have achieved over the past two years since IPEF was launched. The...

SINGAPORE – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong to hold a Ministerial-level meeting of the U.S.-Singapore Partnership for Growth and Innovation (PGI). Secretary Raimondo congratulated the Deputy Prime Minister on his recent appointment to his new role. The two discussed progress made over the...

SINGAPORE – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Singapore’s Minister of Communications and Information Josephine Teo convened a roundtable discussion with business and tech leaders on artificial intelligence (AI). Secretary Raimondo and Minister Teo emphasized the importance of ensuring that economies are able to harness the full potential of AI, while also promoting the highest...

On June 5, 2024, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo and Singapore Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo co-led a Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence (AI) with U.S. and Singapore companies and government officials. The Roundtable underscored the importance of the close and long-standing relationship between the United States and Singapore, which has grown to include close...

SINGAPORE – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong held the 2024 U.S.-Singapore Partnership for Growth and Innovation (PGI) Ministerial meeting and issued the following joint statement: Begin Text The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) launched the PGI...

SINGAPORE – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong. Secretary Raimondo congratulated Prime Minister Wong on his recent inauguration as Singapore's fourth prime minister. Secretary Raimondo thanked Prime Minister Wong and the Government of Singapore for hosting the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Ministerial meeting...

Earlier this month, the Department of Commerce Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships, in partnership with Hispanic Access , hosted the National Latino Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. This summit was a significant step towards empowering the Latino community and building their capacity to advocate for themselves, their families, and their community. Secretary Raimondo, Deputy...

Did you know U.S. veteran-owned businesses generate $1 trillion annually, employing 3.6 million people? As part of President Biden’s commitment to veterans, military families, and caregivers, the Commerce Department’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is at the forefront of providing intellectual property (IP) and entrepreneurship guidance to service members on active duty, military spouses...

Raimondo will meet with IPEF partners to advance progress on Pillars II, III, and IV – the Supply Chain, Clean Economy, and Fair Economy pillars – and to kick-off the Inaugural Clean Economy Investor Forum with 22 U.S. companies, driving sustainable infrastructure & clean technology investments in the region. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will travel to Singapore from June 3 to June 6...