Today, Secretary Gina Raimondo held a virtual introductory meeting with the Minster of Trade of Turkey, Mehmet Muş. The Secretary and Minister Muş reaffirmed their commitment to deepening engagement aimed at increasing bilateral trade between the U.S. and Turkey. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo raised concerns about recent actions of the Turkish government that have undermined the security...

Today, Secretary Gina M. Raimondo held a call with Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy of the Republic of Korea Moon Sung Wook to discuss the development of President Biden’s Indo-Pacific economic framework as well as U.S.-South Korea commercial engagement on semiconductors and supply chain resilience. During the call, Secretary Raimondo noted that the U.S. shares South Korea’s goal of...

Today, Secretary Gina M. Raimondo spoke with the Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism, and Investment Dan Tehan to further discuss the development of President Biden’s Indo-Pacific economic framework. Secretary Raimondo and Minister Tehan also shared updates with each other on progress made to relaunch the U.S.-Australia Critical Minerals Working Group, which they jointly announced after their...

Today, Secretary Gina M. Raimondo held a call with Singapore’s Minster for Communications and Information Josephine Teo, where they discussed collaboration on the digital economy and shared updates on the U.S.-Singapore Partnership for Growth and Innovation since their last meeting during Secretary Raimondo’s trip to the region. Secretary Raimondo also welcomed Minister Teo’s thoughts as the...

The Department of Commerce today announced the results of the referendum to establish an industry-funded checkoff program devoted to the research, education, and promotion of concrete masonry products. The Concrete Checkoff Program will be the first-ever Checkoff Program at the Department of Commerce. The referendum, which passed with support from 62% of Concrete Masonry Units (CMU) Manufacturers...

Thank you, Barbara, for that introduction, and thank you to the New York Economic Club for hosting me today. It’s always great to be here in New York, especially during the holiday season when this city is so festive. We’re here together in person; people are out and about in the streets. It’s good to see a return to normalcy. As we end the year and reflect on where we are, it has been a...

Today, Secretary Gina M. Raimondo participated in a joint meeting with Anne-Marie Trevelyan, UK Secretary of State for International Trade, and Nadine Dorries, UK Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Secretary Raimondo and Secretary of State Trevelyan discussed finding a path early in the new year for both governments to engage expeditiously in consultations on steel and...

Today, the United States Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo and the U.K. Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Nadine Dorries issued the following statement on their governments’ shared commitment to deepening the UK-U.S. data partnership to realize a more peaceful and prosperous future by promoting the trustworthy use and exchange of data across borders: “The UK and the U.S. can...

Today, Secretary Gina M. Raimondo met with Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo and Executive Vice-President Vestager discussed progress since the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council’s (TTC) first meeting on September 29, 2021, in Pittsburgh, Pa. They also laid out next steps for the TTC working groups to deepen their...

Today, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo held an introductory call with Taiwan Minister of Economic Affairs Mei-hua Wang. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo underscored the United States’ support for Taiwan and the importance of the U.S.-Taiwan commercial and...