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...

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...

The proposed IPEF Supply Chain Agreement would make our supply chains more resilient and competitive, and would establish a framework for lasting cooperation on issues like workforce development, supply chain monitoring, investment promotion, and crisis response. Completing negotiations on the IPEF Supply Chain Agreement is a major achievement in support of the President’s Indo-Pacific Strategy...

Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Honourable Don Farrell and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met on May 26, 2023, in Detroit, Michigan, for the second annual ministerial meeting of the Australia-U.S. Strategic Commercial Dialogue (SCD). Both reinforced the value of the Dialogue as a key bilateral mechanism to advance shared geoeconomic and commercial interests across the nexus of...

DETROIT, MI – Today, Secretary Gina Raimondo and Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell held the second Ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Australia Strategic Commercial Dialogue (SCD). During their meeting, the Secretary and Minister re-affirmed the vital importance of the U.S.-Australia commercial relationship and the SCD as a forum to promote coordination and address global economic...

On May 26th, 2023, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi held the second Ministerial Meeting of the Japan-U.S. Commercial and Industrial Partnership (JUCIP) in Detroit, Michigan. As both countries and the global economy face a range of economic challenges and uncertainties, the Secretary and the Minister reaffirmed that deepening...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo issued the following statement reiterating her and the Department of Commerce’s strong support for Ian Saunders as the U.S. candidate for Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO): “I unequivocally support Ian Saunders’ candidacy for Secretary General of the World Customs Organization. Ian is an internationally renowned and respected...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China Wang Wentao in Washington, DC. The two had candid and substantive discussions on issues relating to the U.S.-China commercial relationship, including the overall environment in both countries for trade and investment and areas for potential cooperation. Secretary Raimondo also raised concerns...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne and Minster of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business, and Economic Development Mary Ng. During the meeting, the Secretary and Ministers discussed their shared interest in collaborating on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and...

Today, Secretary Gina Raimondo, European Commission (EC) Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, and EC Commissioner Nicolas Schmit launched the first meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Talent for Growth Task Force, comprised of government and private sector leaders focused on ensuring millions of workers in both the U.S. and Europe are equipped with the training and...