The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced $930,021,354.34 to expand middle mile high-speed Internet infrastructure across 35 states and Puerto Rico as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. Under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All Initiative, the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program...

Thank you, Under Secretary Cravins. Hello everyone! Welcome to the Commerce Department’s first annual Access Summit, and this convening on Business Diversity! Thank you to all the private sector and philanthropic organizations, thought leaders, experts, and U.S. government colleagues for joining this important conversation. I’d like to thank my good friend, Mayor Stephen Benjamin, Director of the...

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 Busan, South Korea, for the fourth negotiating round of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) from July 9-15, 2023. The U.S. interagency delegation will be co-led by Sharon H. Yuan, U.S. Department of Commerce Counselor and Chief Negotiator for Pillars...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology the Rt Hon Chloe Smith MP issued a joint statement yesterday on the announcement that both countries have committed in principle to establish a data bridge. “Today, President Joseph R. Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that they have committed in principle to establish a data...

Today, Deputy Secretary Don Graves met with Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Micky Adriaansens to discuss transatlantic cooperation and the U.S.-EU relationship, including progress from the fourth U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Ministerial meeting on May 31. Deputy Secretary Graves highlighted opportunities within the CHIPs and Science Act and underscored the United...

Good morning, everyone, and congratulations to our winners! The E and E Star Awards are the highest honors U.S. exporters and export service providers can receive from the U.S. government. They are a testament to your hard work exporting your products and services to the global market − and your remarkable resilience during an unprecedented global pandemic. You represent the opportunities that we...

24 U.S. companies and organizations to receive nation’s top export honors Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo presented the 2023 President’s “E” and “E Star” Awards to 24 companies and organizations that made significant contributions over the past four years to expand U.S. business in international markets. This year’s winners of the nation’s top honors for excellence in exporting are...

NOAA releases plans to build climate resilience and support coastal communities, including ocean and Great Lakes coasts, with Inflation Reduction Act funds Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce unveiled a $2.6 billion framework to invest in coastal climate resilience through President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. As part of the President’s Investing in America Agenda, this initiative will...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the United States will extend by one year the temporary suspension of tariffs on Ukrainian steel under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended. “ Over the last year, the United States has provided a much-needed market for the steel that Ukraine is able to export. In doing so, Americans are directly supporting the people of...

I. Introduction The fourth Ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (“TTC”) took place in Luleå, Sweden, on 31 May 2023. It was co-chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and United...