Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met virtually with European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager to discuss their shared objectives in preparation for the upcoming U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Ministerial taking place in France between May 15-16. In particular, the discussion centered on ongoing efforts in the five working groups that the Department of...

Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Wicker, and members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Commerce. The priorities funded in this Budget build upon the investments you enacted in Fiscal Year 2022, and I am grateful for your support as we look forward to accomplishing even more in Fiscal Year 2023. The...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with the United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board) to provide an overview of the new National Travel and Tourism Strategy (Strategy), expected to be released in early June. She thanked the Board for its work in this area – in particular, recommending a new five-year international visitation and spending goal that was adopted by the...

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced a Department Administrative Order (DAO), directing the Department to integrate climate considerations into its policies, strategic planning, and programs. This historic DAO also establishes the Department of Commerce Climate Council to coordinate and oversee the implementation of this DAO, as well as provide specific recommendations to...

Pre-Recorded I’m pleased to join you to discuss our fight against climate change. At the Commerce Department, we know that climate change creates economic risks for our workers, businesses, and economy. A stable climate and other natural assets like clean air, healthy oceans, and plentiful forests are crucial to American prosperity. Today, I’m honored to join my colleagues in the Office of Science...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to discuss the state of the war in Ukraine, as well as U.S. efforts to support Ukraine and impose costs against Russia in response to its unlawful aggression. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo shared an overview of the Department’s support for Ukraine . They discussed the Department’s role in the U...

Updated List Continues Effort to Notify Public that Providing Any Form of Service to These Aircraft is Also a Likely Violation of U.S. Law Today, the U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), publicly identified 10 additional aircraft in likely violation of U.S. export controls, including the first seven Belarusian owned/operated commercial aircraft identified...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Austrian Digital and Economic Affairs Minister Margarete Schramböck met to discuss U.S.-Austria cooperation on a variety of commercial issues. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo and Minister Schramböck engaged on skilled workforce development, strategic investments for economic recovery, as well as joint efforts through the U.S.-EU Trade and...