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...

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...

Proposed CHIPS Investment Would Support Construction of New Manufacturing Facility and Over 1,200 Jobs in Covington, Georgia Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Absolics, an affiliate of the Korea-based SKC, have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $75 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science...

On May 22, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with the Secretary’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee for the final meeting of its seventh charter. Deputy Secretary Graves thanked the Committee for its recommendations over the course of its two-year charter. The Committee provided several recommendations in areas including: global standards for hydrogen production...

Construction companies including Baker Construction, Gilbane Building Company, McKissack & McKissack, Mortenson, Power Design, Shawmut Design and Construction, and Suffolk sign on to Million Women in Construction Community Pledge Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the Million Women in Construction Community Pledge to bring more women into the construction workforce -- as well as...

As AI Seoul Summit begins, Raimondo unveils Commerce’s goals on AI safety under President Biden’s leadership. Raimondo announces plans for global network of AI Safety Institutes and future convening in the U.S. in San Francisco area, where the U.S. AI Safety Institute recently established a presence. Today, as the AI Seoul Summit begins, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released a...

64 U.S. companies and organizations to receive nation’s top export honors Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce honored 64 companies and organizations from across the country with the President’s “E” and “E Star” Awards recognizing their contributions to increasing U.S. exports. Created in 1961 by Executive Order of the President, the President’s “E” Award is the highest recognition a U.S. entity...

Raimondo DAO unites the Department’s workforce equities across bureaus to empower workers with education and technical skills necessary to thrive in our increasingly tech-driven economy Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced a Department Administrative Order (DAO) to establish a Department of Commerce workforce policy agenda focused on preparing workers with the education and...

“America is the most competitive country in the world, and that’s because of the strength of our workforce. But if we want to stay ahead, we need to ensure we are empowering our workers with the skills they need to secure the good-paying jobs we’re creating under President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.” —U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo On May 14, 2024, Secretary Raimondo...