U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced today that registration is now open for SelectUSA’s 10 th Investment Summit to be held June 23 - 26, 2024, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. The SelectUSA Investment Summit is the highest-profile event dedicated to promoting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States, with a focus on the U.S...

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 San Francisco, California, from November 5-12, 2023, for the seventh in-person negotiating round of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). In San Francisco, the IPEF partners will continue to make progress on negotiations towards high...

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves will travel to South Africa to participate in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum’s two-day Ministerial meeting and co-host the event’s robust one-day Private Sector Forum, in Johannesburg, South Africa from November 2-4, 2023. He will meet senior government officials from a number of partner countries, including South Africa, to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia —The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) participated in the sixth in-person negotiating round for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from October 15-24, 2023. The U.S. delegation was co-led by Sharon H. Yuan, U.S. Department of Commerce Counselor and IPEF Pillars II-IV...

Hello everyone! It’s so great to be here today, joining this distinguished group of leaders and innovators. I want to thank Meridian International Center for hosting this important event, and for their longstanding commitment to advancing global cooperation and understanding. As we speak, we are facing unprecedented global challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities in our global...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the official launch of the U.S.-Tanzania Commercial Dialogue after both U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Tanzania’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr. Ashatu Kijaji, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. The launch of the U.S.-Tanzania Commercial Dialogue is the most recent example of actions the U.S. Department of Commerce is taking to...

Thank you, Chair Lewis, for that warm introduction. I’m delighted to be here at this year’s EXIM Annual Conference with the private sector, fellow government officials, and all of you who are driving competitiveness of U.S. exports around the world. I’m also particularly pleased to open this panel on Advancing American Competitiveness through Transformational Exports and Emerging Technologies—a...

Federal Funding to Support U.S. Businesses Expand Exports and Create Jobs Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the two new recipients of the 2023 Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) grant awards for projects aimed to boost U.S. exports and support jobs across the country. Administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA)...

Eleven years ago today, the United States joined nations around the world in establishing the International Day of the Girl to acknowledge the struggles facing young girls and strengthen their commitment to expanding resources and opportunities to help girls and women succeed and thrive. Today, First Lady Jill Biden hosted an event to honor 15 girls in the U.S. who are leading change by tackling...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, in Abu Dhabi. Secretary Raimondo addressed non-oil bilateral trade opportunities and discussed with her counterpart how the two nations can strengthen their bilateral relationship, which exceeded $21.6 billion so far this year. Secretary Raimondo...